The American Revolution By stephiet410 1754 French and Indian War begins 1759 Battle of Quebec 1763 French and Indian War Ends 1765 British Parliament levies Stamp Act 1766 British Parliament repeals Stamp Act 1770 Boston Massacre 1773 Boston Tea Party 1774 First Continental Congress 1774 Intolerable Acts 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill Apr 19, 1775 Battles of Concord and Lexington 1776 Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" Jul 4, 1776 Congress adopts Declaration of Independence 1777 British surrender at Saratoga 1777 Washington's troops camp at Valley Forge 1778 French alliance with colonists 1783 Treaty of Paris