Revolutionary War By halamm 1763 The French and Indian War Ends 1765 The British Parliament Passes The Stamp Act. Many Americans boycott British goods. New laws and boycotts follow. 1770 British troops kill American colonists in an event that becomes known as the Boston Massacre. 1773 Colonists protest the Tea Act with the "Boston Tea Party." 1774 The first Continental Congress meets. 1775 The Revolutionary War begins when fighting breaks out at Lexington and Concord.