Timeline of the Revolution By JohnnyJohn7101 1765 BCE Passage of the Stamp 1768 British Troop Occupy Boston 1768 British Troop Occupy Boston Apr 19, 1775 War Breaks Out 1776 America Declares Its Independence Period: 1783 to 1783 Yorktown: Large British Army Surrenders Sep 3, 1783 Treaty of Paris Officially Ends the War