Students, history buffs and anyone interested in our founding fathers and crucial people and events that led to the formation of America can easily find answers at their fingertips. This 6-page timeline contains many facts that come up today in everything from news stories to casual conversation. Get the facts. Topics covered include: The Crumbling Colonial Relationship, 1763–1770 From Colonies to Independence, 1771–1776 Three Armies of the Revolutionary War Winning Independence, 1777–1781 The War at Sea, 1775–1783 Governing an Independent Nation, 1775–1787 A New Constitution, 1787–1789