On 4 July 1776 the Continental Congress under leadership of John Hancock declared independence.
Fighting continued until 1781 when the British were defeated by Americans and French at Yorktown.
In the Treaty of Paris in 1783 Britain agreed to recognize American independence.
Field Guide has drawings of Continental forces uniforms
San Francisco established by Spanish Explorers. BBC Atlas of the Natural World North America Land of the Eagle "Searching
for Paradise" Documentary 2006.
