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June 14. 1775
Congress establishes the Continental Army.
June 15. 1775
The Congress unanimously votes to appoint George
Washington general and commander-in-chief of the new
Continental Army.
June 19. 1775
Boston residents are ordered to surrender their firearms or
be deemed enemies of His Majesty's Government.
June 26. 1775
General George Washington states that after the
"establishment of American liberty" he will return to his role
as a private citizen.
June 10. 1776
In Philadelphia, Congress stops short of declaring "total
independence" from Britain, but calls for a committee to
prepare a declaration based on the premise: "That these
United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and
independent states, that they are absolved from all
allegiance to the British Crown: and that all political
connexion between them and the state of Great Britain is,
and ought to be, totally dissolved.
June 11. 1776
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger
Sherman, and Philip Livingston comprise a committee
chosen to prepare the declaration of independence.
Jefferson is chosen to prepare the first draft.
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Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7. [June Dates recorded and reported by Historian], text, June 7, 2018; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1532985/m1/1/?q=%221777%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.