American Revolution Timeline By Hanna L. 1763 End of the French and Indian War 1764 Sugar Act 1765 Stamp Act 1773 Boston Tea Party 1775 Battle at Lexington and congress 1775 George Washington Named Commander in Chief of the Continental Army 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill 1776 Thomas Paine Publishes Common Sence 1776 Declaration of Independence 1776 Washington Crosses the Delaware 1783 We Won