Timeline Activity By trangnnguyen97 Mar 22, 1765 Stamp Act Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 18, 1775 Ride of Paul Revere and William Dawes Apr 19, 1775 Minutemen and Redcoats Clash at Lexington and Concord The shot heard 'round the world' Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Dec 15, 1777 Articles of Confederation Oct 19, 1781 General Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown Sep 17, 1787 Constitution Adopted Dec 15, 1791 Bill of Rights Adopted