The Start of the American Revolution By mleddy Mar 22, 1765 The Stamp Act The day Parliment passed it. Jun 2, 1765 Quartering Act The day it was passed by Parliment. Jan 2, 1767 The Townshend Act The day Parliment passed it. Jan 22, 1770 Lord North Becomes Prime Minister Mar 5, 1770 Boston Massacre Apr 12, 1770 Townhend Act Partially Repealed May 10, 1773 Tea Act Lord North's Tea Act was passed by Parliment. Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Jan 29, 1774 Benjamin Franklin appears before Privy Council Mar 24, 1774 Intolerable Acts Jun 22, 1774 Quebec Act Sep 5, 1774 First Continental Congress Apr 29, 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord May 10, 1775 Second Continental Congress Jun 17, 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill Jan 10, 1776 Common Sense is Published Jun 7, 1776 Richard Henry Lee's Proposal for Independence Jul 2, 1776 Independence Voted by Congress Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Adopted by Congress