Historical Timeline: End of and Post Revolutionary War Leading up to Constitution By ash_c Period: 1773 to 1773 Boston Tea Party Period: 1775 to 1775 Patrick Henry : "Give me Liberty or Give me Death!" Period: Jan 9, 1776 to Jan 9, 1776 Thomas Paine Publishes Common Sense Period: Jul 2, 1776 to Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Born Period: 1777 to 1777 Articles of Confederation Created Period: 1780 to 1783 Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery Period: Oct 19, 1781 to 1781 Battle of Yorktown Period: 1786 to 1786 Shay's Rebellion Period: 1787 to 1787 Constitutional Convention Included all state reps, held in Philadelphia to discuss trouble with Articles of Confederation. Period: 1789 to 1789 Ratification of Amendment
