American Revolution By Hierro-blanco-carina 1754 French and Indian War Mar 22, 1765 Stamp Act Jun 15, 1767 Townshend Acts Mar 5, 1770 Boston Massacre Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party 1774 Intolerable Acts Sep 5, 1774 1st continental congress convenes Mar 23, 1775 Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death” speech Apr 18, 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord Jun 17, 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill 1776 “Common Sense” by Thomas Paine is published Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence adopted Feb 6, 1778 United States forms an alliance with France Mar 1, 1781 Articles of Confederation are ratified Sep 26, 1781 Battle of Yorktown Sep 3, 1783 Treaty of Paris ends the war
