American Revoltion By adalynn13 Jun 1, 1765 Stamp Act Required colonist to purchase special stamped paper for every legal document, license, newspaper, pamhlet, and almanac, and imposed. Jan 1, 1767 Townshend Act Mar 5, 1770 Boston Masacre Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Jan 1, 1774 Intolerable Act May 1, 1775 Second Continental Congress Jun 17, 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill Jul 8, 1775 Olive Branch Petition Apr 1, 1776 Common Sense is Published Jul 4, 1776 Decloration of Independence Dec 25, 1776 Trenton Oct 17, 1777 Battle of Saratoga Oct 17, 1781 Battle at Yorktown Sep 1, 1783 Treaty of Paris