American History, 1754-1791 By tramygrant Feb 10, 1763 Treaty of Paris ends French & Indian War Oct 7, 1763 Proclamation of 1763 Mar 22, 1765 Stamp Act May 15, 1765 Quartering Act Jun 29, 1767 Townshend Acts Mar 5, 1770 Boston Massacre Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Period: Mar 24, 1774 to Jun 2, 1774 Intolerable Acts passed Period: Sep 5, 1774 to Oct 26, 1774 First Continental Congress meets Apr 19, 1775 Fighting at Lexington & Concord Period: Apr 19, 1775 to Sep 3, 1783 American Revolutionary War Period: May 10, 1775 to Mar 1, 1781 Second Continental Congress meets Jan 15, 1776 Common Sense published Jun 7, 1776 Richard Henry Lee proposes independence Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence adopted Nov 15, 1777 2nd CC finishes writing Articles of Confederation Mar 1, 1781 Articles of Confederation ratified Period: Mar 1, 1781 to Mar 4, 1789 A of C Congress of the Confederation meets Sep 3, 1783 Treaty of Paris ends Revolutionary War May 20, 1785 Land Ordinance of 1785 Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 Constitutional Convention meets Jul 13, 1787 Northwest Ordinance Period: Oct 27, 1787 to Aug 16, 1788 The Federalist Papers published in newspapers Jun 21, 1788 9th state (NH) ratifies U.S. Constitution May 29, 1790 13th state (RI) ratifies Constitution Dec 15, 1791 Bill of Rights (first ten amendments) ratified
