Events By jashort 1754 Albany Plan of The Union May 28, 1754 French and Indian War Begins 1760 King George III comes to the throne in England 1763 French and Indian War Ends 1765 Stamp Act Congress Mar 5, 1770 Boston Massacre Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Sep 5, 1774 First Continental Congress Apr 19, 1775 Revolutionary War Begins May 10, 1775 Second Continental Congress Jul 4, 1776 Adoption of the Declaration of Independence 1781 Articles of Confederation Are Approved Mar 1, 1781 Articles of Confederation Go Into Effect. Sep 3, 1783 End of Revolutionary War Sep 3, 1783 Signing of the Treaty of Paris Aug 29, 1786 Shay's Rebellion