American Independence By samii Jul 3, 1754 French and Indian War Oct 7, 1763 Proclamation of 1763 Apr 5, 1764 Sugar Act Mar 22, 1765 Stamp Act -Tax Stamps on all legal documents -stamp act congress Jun 29, 1767 Townshend Acts Mar 5, 1770 Boston Massacre -British troops fired on crowd -5 colonists killed -sam adams & paul revere Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party -response to Tea Act -Cargo dumped into Boston Harbor Sep 5, 1774 First Continental Congress Apr 19, 1775 American Revolutionary War Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence