Consistutional Timeline By npacheco1 Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party 1774 First Continental Congress Apr 18, 1775 Revolutionary War Begins Sep 3, 1783 Revolutionary War Ends Sep 3, 1783 Treaty of Paris Jan 1, 1786 Annapolis Convention Aug 26, 1786 Shay's Rebellion May 25, 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia Sep 15, 1787 The United States Constitution ia approved Sep 17, 1787 John Hancock and 38 others sign the Constitution Jun 21, 1788 Ratification of the Constitution