American Revolution By christin91514 1764 Sugar Act 1765 Stamp Act 1770 The Boston Massacre 1773 Boston Tea Party 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord 1776 Declaration of Independence Government's duty to protect the peoples natural rights. All Government people comes from the people. They had a right to rebel and set up a new government that would protect them. 1777 Battle of Saratoga 1781 British Surrender at Yorktown, Virginia 1787 Constitutional Convention 1789 Ratification of the US Constitution