This timeline is a chronological overview of the Major General Irene Trowell-Harris Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. Chapter. ;xNLx;While the timeline covers dates ranging from 1774 to 2020, most of the events take place after 1999 when our chapter was founded. Timeline events are arranged in six categories: ;xNLx;1. Tuskegee Airmen History;xNLx;2. Chapter Namesake;xNLx;3. Historical Events;xNLx;4. Chapter Milestones;xNLx;5. Chapter Leadership;xNLx;6. Red Tail Youth Flying Program;xNLx;
Rather than intimidating Massachusetts and isolating it from the other colonies, the oppressive acts became the justification for convening the First Continental Congress later in 1774.
In response to the Intolerable Acts, the First Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia.
Convinced that war with Great Britain was inevitable, Virginian Patrick Henry defended strong resolutions for equipping the Virginia militia to fight against the British in a fiery speech in a Richmond church with the famous words, “I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”
The Midnight Ride was the alert to the colonial militia of the approach of British forces before the Battles of Lexington and Concord. After receiving the warning, Concord residents began moving the military supplies away from the town.
Both free and enslaved blacks fought against the British, though they were treated as inferiors and rarely received credit in battle reports for their heroism. Despite this treatment, they fought for America's independence from the war's first battle to its last. It is believed that one in eight soldiers in the Continental Army was African American.
More than any other single publication, "Common Sense" paved the way for the Declaration of Independence.
The Declaration of Independence was the first formal statement by a nation’s people asserting their right to choose their own government.
Both free and enslaved blacks fought against the British, though they were treated as inferiors and rarely received credit in battle reports for their heroism.
The Franco-American Alliance was an agreement between France and the United States during the Revolutionary War. The agreement was military pact in which the French provided many supplies for the Americans.
The Articles of Confederation was an agreement among the 13 original states that served as their first constitution. It was approved by the Second Continental Congress on November 15, 1777, and sent to the states for ratification.
