Chapter 2 Timeline By Lindsey_Brooke Period: 1754 to 1763 French and Indian War Jul 10, 1754 Albany Plan of Union Oct 25, 1760 King George III comes to throne in England Oct 7, 1765 Stamp Act Congress Mar 5, 1770 Boston Massacre Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Sep 5, 1774 First Continental Congress Mar 1, 1775 Articles of Confederation go into effect Apr 19, 1775 Revolutionary War May 5, 1775 Second Continental Congress Jul 4, 1776 Adoption of Declaration of Independence Nov 15, 1777 Articles of Confederation Sep 3, 1783 End of Revolutionary War Sep 3, 1783 Signing of the Treaty of Paris Period: 1786 to 1787 Shay's Rebellion