American Revolution - Example By kab33 Apr 5, 1764 The Sugar Act Mar 22, 1765 The Stamp Act May 29, 1765 Patrick Henry's Speech Jun 29, 1767 Townshend Acts Mar 5, 1770 The Boston Massacre Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Period: Sep 5, 1774 to Oct 26, 1774 First Continental Congress Apr 18, 1775 Rides of Paul Revere and William Dawes Apr 19, 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord May 10, 1775 Second Continental Congress Jun 15, 1775 George Washington named Commander in Chief Jun 17, 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill Jan 15, 1776 Thomas Paine's Common Sense Published Jun 7, 1776 Richard Henry Lee Proposes Independence Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Adopted Aug 2, 1776 Declaration of Independence Signed Dec 26, 1776 George Washington Crosses the Delaware Period: Dec 19, 1777 to Jun 19, 1778 Winter at Valley Forge Mar 2, 1781 Articles of Conferation Adopted Oct 19, 1781 Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown, VA Nov 30, 1782 British Sign Articles of Peace Sep 3, 1783 Treaty of Paris Sep 17, 1787 US Constitution Ratified