American Revolution Timeline By Isabella A. 1763 End of French and Indian War Period: 1763 to 1776 American Revolution 1764 Sugar Act 1765 Stamp Act 1767 Townshend Act 1770 Boston Massacre 1773 Boston Tea Party 1774 First Continental Congress 1776 Thomas Paine Publishes Common Sense 1776 Declaration of Independence 1776 Arrival of the British Troops in New York Harbor