American Revolution

  • 1764

    1764
    Sugar Act, taxing sugar and coffee
  • 1765

    1765
    Parliament passed the Stamp Act which taxed any paper product
  • 1770

    1770
    Boston Massacre
  • 1773

    1773
    Boston Tea Party
  • 1775

    1775
    The Battle of Lexington and Concord became known as the American Revolution
  • 1776

    1776
    Declaration of Independence
  • 1777

    1777
    Battle of Saratoga
  • 1781

    1781
    British Surrender at Yorktown, Virginia
  • 1787

    1787
    Constitutional Convention
  • 1788

    1788
    Ratification Of The US Constitution