Government By kmusgrave0 Period: 1754 to 1763 French and Indian War Jul 10, 1754 Albany Plan of Union 1760 King George III comes to the throne in England 1760 French and Indian War Oct 7, 1765 Stamp Act Congress Mar 5, 1770 Boston Massacre Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Sep 5, 1774 First Continental Congress Period: Apr 19, 1775 to Sep 3, 1783 Revolutionary War May 10, 1775 Second Continental Congress Jul 4, 1776 Adoption of the Declaration of Independence Nov 15, 1777 Articles of Confederation are approved 1780 Revolutionary War Mar 1, 1781 Articles of Confederation go into effect Sep 3, 1783 Signing of the Treaty of Paris Aug 29, 1786 Shay's Rebellion