American Revolution Timeline By redstalker27 Jan 1, 1689 John Locke writes Two Treatises of Government Period: Jan 1, 1754 to Jan 1, 1763 French and Indian War May 7, 1763 Pontiac's Rebellion Oct 7, 1763 Proclamation of 1763 Jan 1, 1765 Stamp Act Mar 24, 1765 Quartering Act Jan 1, 1767 Townshend Acts Mar 5, 1770 Boston Massacre Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Mar 28, 1774 The Coercive Acts Period: Sep 5, 1774 to Oct 26, 1774 First Continental Congress Apr 19, 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord Sep 3, 1783 Treaty of Paris