APUS Unit 2 Timeline By hbhandal08 May 15, 1754 Seven Years War Jul 10, 1754 Albany Plan of Union Oct 25, 1760 George III assumes the throne Apr 5, 1764 Sugar Act Mar 22, 1765 Stamp Act Aug 14, 1765 Sons of Liberty Organized Jul 15, 1767 Townhend Acts Mar 5, 1770 Boston Massacre May 10, 1773 Tea Act Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Mar 24, 1774 Intolerable Acts Sep 5, 1774 Continental Congress Concentes Dec 1, 1774 The Continental Association Into effect Apr 19, 1775 Battles at Lextington and Concord Period: Apr 19, 1775 to Sep 3, 1783 American Revolutionary War Jul 17, 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill Jan 9, 1776 Thomas Paine's Common Sense Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Dec 26, 1776 Battle of Trenton Sep 18, 1777 Battle of Saratoga Sep 3, 1783 Treaty of Paris May 20, 1785 Land Ordinance of 1785 Jul 13, 1787 Northwest Ordinance of 1787 Sep 17, 1787 US Consitution Signed Period: Apr 30, 1789 to Mar 4, 1797 George Washington Presidential Term Period: Jul 14, 1789 to Nov 10, 1799 French Revolution Sep 25, 1789 Bill of RIghts