1775 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1775?
- February 9, 1775 – American Revolutionary War: The British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion.
- March 8, 1775 – An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes “African Slavery in America”, the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery.
- March 23, 1775 – American Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry delivers his speech – “Give me Liberty, or give me Death!” – at St. John’s Church in Richmond, Virginia.
- April 11, 1775 – The last execution for witchcraft in Germany takes place.
- May 10, 1775 – American Revolutionary War: Representatives from the Thirteen Colonies begin the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
- May 17, 1775 – American Revolutionary War: the Continental Congress bans trade with Quebec.
- June 11, 1775 – The American Revolutionary War’s first naval engagement, the Battle of Machias, results in the capture of a small British naval vessel.
- June 14, 1775 – American Revolutionary War: the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress, marking the birth of the United States Army.
- July 3, 1775 – American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- July 5, 1775 – The Second Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition.
- July 26, 1775 – The office that would later become the United States Post Office Department is established by the Second Continental Congress.
- August 23, 1775 – King George III declares that the American colonies exist in a state of open and avowed rebellion.
- September 17, 1775 – American Revolutionary War: The Invasion of Canada begins with the Siege of Fort St. Jean.
- September 25, 1775 – Ethan Allen surrenders to British forces after attempting to capture Montreal during the Battle of Longue-Pointe. At the same time, Benedict Arnold and his expeditionary company set off from Fort Western, bound for Quebec City (Invasion of Canada (1775)).
- October 18, 1775 – American Revolutionary War: The Burning of Falmouth (now Portland, Maine) prompts the Continental Congress to establish the Continental Navy.
- November 10, 1775 – The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas.
- December 2, 1775 – The USS Alfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Stars and Stripes); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones.
- December 9, 1775 – American Revolutionary War: British troops lose the Battle of Great Bridge, and leave Virginia soon afterward.
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