American Revolution Timeline By flippintroy10 Jun 15, 1215 magna carta signed http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/magna_carta/ May 13, 1607 Jamestown, VA founded http://www.historyisfun.org/ Jul 30, 1619 VA house of burgesses established http://encyclopediavirginia.org/House_of_Burgesses Jan 1, 1676 Bacon's Rebellion http://www.nps.gov/jame/historyculture/bacons-rebellion.htm Dec 16, 1689 english bill of rights http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/england.asp Jan 1, 1700 Enlightenment Period begins http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/enlightenment/ Jan 1, 1756 French and Indian War begins http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/frin.htm Oct 7, 1763 Proclamation of 1763 http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/proc63.htm Jan 1, 1765 French and Indian war ends http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/frin.htm Mar 5, 1770 Boston Massecre http://www.bostonmassacre.net/ Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/ Jan 1, 1774 Intolerable Acts http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/intolerable.htm Sep 5, 1774 1st continental congress http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/congress.htm Apr 18, 1775 lexington and concord http://www.ushistory.org/us/11c.asp May 16, 1775 2nd continental congress http://www.ushistory.org/us/10e.asp Jan 1, 1776 French and Indian War Jan 10, 1776 Commom Sense published http://www.ushistory.org/paine/commonsense/ Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/ Mar 15, 1781 battle of guilford courthouse http://www.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/32guilford/32guilford.htm Oct 19, 1781 british surrender at yorktown http://www.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/32guilford/32guilford.htm Sep 3, 1783 treaty of paris signed http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=6
