American Revolution Timeline By katlynnorman 1754 French and Indian War Begin 1765 Stamp Act 1767 Townsend Acts 1770 Boston Massacre 1773 Boston Tea Party 1774 Intolerable Acts Sep 5, 1774 First Continental Congress Convenes Mar 25, 1775 Patrick Henry's Speech Apr 18, 1775 Paul Revere's Ride and Battles of Lexington and Concord Jun 17, 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill 1776 Thomas Paine's Common Sense published Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence adopted Sep 22, 1776 Nathan Hale executed Dec 25, 1776 Washington crosses the Delaware Oct 17, 1777 Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga Dec 19, 1777 Washington winters at Valley Forge Feb 6, 1778 France and the U.S. form an alliance Sep 23, 1779 John Paul Jones refused to surrender 1780 Benedict Arnold turns traitor 1781 Siege of Yorktown Mar 1, 1781 Articles of Confederation Ratified Sep 3, 1783 Treaty of Paris ends war