Pre-cursors to the Revolutionary War By daltondriscoll Period: Jan 1, 1754 to Dec 1, 1763 French and Indian War Apr 5, 1764 The Sugar Act Sep 1, 1764 The Currency Act Mar 22, 1765 The Stamp Act Jun 29, 1767 The Townshend Revenue Act Mar 5, 1770 The Boston Massacre May 10, 1773 The Tea Act Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Period: Mar 31, 1774 to Jun 22, 1774 The Intolerable Acts Period: Sep 5, 1774 to Oct 26, 1774 First Meeting of the Continental Congress Apr 18, 1775 Paul Revere and William Dawes Ride Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord May 10, 1775 Second Meeting of the Continental Congress Jun 17, 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill Jan 15, 1776 Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" published Jun 12, 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights Jun 29, 1776 First Virginia Constitution Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence is signed The Declaration of Independence is signed
