January 5 - British forces withdraw from Wilmington, Delaware as part of the plan to evacuate all American towns occupied during the Revolutionary War.
February 27 - The House of Commons votes against waging further war on America.
March 22 - Loyalists in America fearing confiscation and reprisals begin to leave for Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
April 16 - George Washington locates the American army headquarters at Newburgh, New York.
April 19 - The Netherlands recognizes America's independence from England.
April 21 - Construction is begun on the Presidio of Santa Barbara in California.
June 20 - Congress officially adopts the Great Seal of the United States.
August 7 - The Military Order of the Purple Heart is founded.
November 30 - A preliminary peace treaty is signed in Paris between America and England.
