Events to Independence By mcash5 Nov 7, 1770 Boston Massacre 5 people killed on the streets of Boston. Period: Nov 7, 1770 to Nov 8, 1783 Years Nov 7, 1773 Boston Tea Party Colonists dumped tea into the harbor. Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Day the document was adopted. Nov 7, 1783 Treaty of Paris Ended the Revolutionary War.