The Colonists commence overthrowing the British; the war will span 1775–1783.
1775 key events include–
| April 18: | The midnight ride of Paul Revere |
| April 19: | The Battles of Lexington and Concord (Mass.) The colonial “Minutemen” v. the British “Redcoats” |
| May 10: | Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys seize Fort Ticonderoga (in upstate NY) |
| May 10: | Second Continental Congress (see just below) |
| June 15: | George Washington named Commander–in–Chief |
| June 17: | Battle of Bunker Hill (Boston, Mass.) |
| Dec. 31: | American forces under Benedict Arnold fail to seize Quebec. |
France allies itself with the American Colonists.