Freedom (Owen Fleenor Timeline) By OscarWhiskey53 1754 French and Indian War (Start) Apr 10, 1754 Albany Plan of Union Oct 1, 1760 King George III becomes King of England 1763 French and Indian War (End) 1765 Stamp Act Congress Mar 5, 1770 Boston Massacre Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Sep 5, 1774 First Continental Congress 1775 Revolutionary War (start) Oct 26, 1775 Second Continental Congress Apr 4, 1776 Adoption of the Declaration of Independence Nov 15, 1777 Articles of Confederation are approved Mar 1, 1781 Articles of Confederation go into effect Sep 3, 1783 End of Revolutionary War Sep 3, 1783 Treaty of Paris 1787 Shays' Rebellion