Causes of the American Revolution By Havensrm Jul 10, 1754 Albany Plan of Union Jan 13, 1756 Loyalist Sep 13, 1759 Battle of Quebec Feb 2, 1762 The Writs of assistance May 7, 1763 Pontiac's War begins Oct 7, 1763 Proclamation starts Apr 15, 1764 The start of the sugar act Sep 1, 1764 Currency Act begins Mar 22, 1765 The stamp act occurred Mar 24, 1765 Quartering act- Aug 14, 1765 The first widely known acts of the Sons took place Oct 28, 1767 Boycott Aug 1, 1768 Policy of non-importation occurs Mar 5, 1770 The Boston Massacre occurs Dec 16, 1770 The Boston Tea Party begins Nov 1, 1772 Commities of correspondence May 10, 1773 Tea act Jun 2, 1774 Quartering act Jun 2, 1774 Coercive act becomes effective Jun 22, 1774 Quebec Act Aug 1, 1774 New england restraining act Sep 5, 1774 First Continental Congress meeting Oct 26, 1774 Minutemen Mar 30, 1775 New England Restraining act Apr 19, 1775 Lexington and Concord Jun 14, 1775 Continental army Jun 16, 1775 The Battle of Bunker Hill Jul 8, 1775 The Olive Branch Petition Nov 12, 1775 Retraining act Dec 22, 1775 Prohibitory Act Jan 9, 1776 Common Sense (Thomas Paine) Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Jun 16, 1778 Militia Nov 12, 1778 Petition
