Timeline of the American Revolution 1763 - 1787

FRENCH BRITISH SPANISH 1763 1764 1765 1766 1767 1768 1769 1770 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 Feb 10, 1763 – End of the Seven Years War (a.k.a. French and Indian War) FRENCH BRITISH BRITISH SPANISH

March 22, 1765 – Passage of the Stamp Act APPALACHAIN MOUNTAINS 1763 – End of F&I War 1764 1765 – Stamp Act 1766 1767 1768 1769 1770 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 March 22, 1765 – Passage of the Stamp Act APPALACHAIN MOUNTAINS Patrick Henry VA Resolves March 30th

August 1765 – Sons of Liberty tear down house of tax collector 1763 – End of F&I War 1764 1765 – Stamp Act, SoL 1766 1767 1768 1769 1770 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 August 1765 – Sons of Liberty tear down house of tax collector

October 1765 – Stamp Act Congress 1763 – End of F&I War 1764 1765 – Stamp Act, SoL, Congress 1766 1767 1768 1769 1770 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 October 1765 – Stamp Act Congress

March 1766 – Parliament Repeals Stamp Act 1763 – End of F&I War 1764 1765 – Stamp Act, SoL, Congress 1766 – Stamp Act repealed 1767 1768 1769 1770 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 March 1766 – Parliament Repeals Stamp Act

July 1767 – Passage of the Townshend Acts 1763 – End of F&I War 1764 1765 – Stamp Act, SoL, Congress 1766 – Stamp Act repealed 1767 – Townshend Acts 1768 1769 1770 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 July 1767 – Passage of the Townshend Acts

June 1768 – Liberty Seized 1763 – End of F&I War 1764 1765 – Stamp Act, SoL, Congress 1766 – Stamp Act repealed 1767 – Townshend Acts 1768 - Liberty 1769 1770 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 June 1768 – Liberty Seized

October 1768 – British Occupy Boston 1763 – End of F&I War 1764 1765 – Stamp Act, SoL, Congress 1766 – Stamp Act repealed 1767 – Townshend Acts 1768 – Liberty; Boston occupied 1769 1770 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 October 1768 – British Occupy Boston

March 1770 – Boston Massacre 1763 – End of F&I War 1764 1765 – Stamp Act, SoL, Congress 1766 – Stamp Act repealed 1767 – Townshend Acts 1768 – Liberty; Boston occupied 1769 1770 – Boston Massacre 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 March 1770 – Boston Massacre

Spring 1772 – Committees of Correspondence Formed 1763 – End of F&I War 1764 1765 – Stamp Act, SoL, Congress 1766 – Stamp Act repealed 1767 – Townshend Acts 1768 – Liberty; Boston occupied 1769 1770 – Boston Massacre 1771 1772 – Com of Correspondence 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 Spring 1772 – Committees of Correspondence Formed

December 16, 1773 – Boston Tea Party 1763 – End of F&I War 1764 1765 – Stamp Act, SoL, Congress 1766 – Stamp Act repealed 1767 – Townshend Acts 1768 – Liberty; Boston occupied 1769 1770 – Boston Massacre 1771 1772 – Com of Correspondence 1773 – Boston Tea Party 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 December 16, 1773 – Boston Tea Party

March 1774 – Intolerable Acts; Port of Boston Closed 1763 – End of F&I War 1764 1765 – Stamp Act, SoL, Congress 1766 – Stamp Act repealed 1767 – Townshend Acts 1768 – Liberty; Boston occupied 1769 1770 – Boston Massacre 1771 1772 – Com of Correspondence 1773 – Boston Tea Party 1774 – Intolerable; Port Closed 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 March 1774 – Intolerable Acts; Port of Boston Closed

Sept-Oct 1774 – First Continental Congress 1763 – End of F&I War 1764 1765 – Stamp Act, SoL, Congress 1766 – Stamp Act repealed 1767 – Townshend Acts 1768 – Liberty; Boston occupied 1769 1770 – Boston Massacre 1771 1772 – Com of Correspondence 1773 – Boston Tea Party 1774 – Intolerable; Port; 1st CC 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 Sept-Oct 1774 – First Continental Congress

April 19, 1775 – Paul Revere; Lexington and Concord 1763 – End of F&I War 1764 1765 – Stamp Act, SoL, Congress 1766 – Stamp Act repealed 1767 – Townshend Acts 1768 – Liberty; Boston occupied 1769 1770 – Boston Massacre 1771 1772 – Com of Correspondence 1773 – Boston Tea Party 1774 – Intolerable; Port; 1st CC 1775 – Revere, Lexington 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 April 19, 1775 – Paul Revere; Lexington and Concord

May 10, 1775 – 2nd C. Congress; George Washington, Olive Branch 1763 – End of F&I War 1764 1765 – Stamp Act, SoL, Congress 1766 – Stamp Act repealed 1767 – Townshend Acts 1768 – Liberty; Boston occupied 1769 1770 – Boston Massacre 1771 1772 – Com of Correspondence 1773 – Boston Tea Party 1774 – Intolerable; Port; 1st CC 1775 – Rev, Lex, 2nd CC, Olive 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 May 10, 1775 – 2nd C. Congress; George Washington, Olive Branch

June 17, 1775 – Battle of Bunker Hill 1763 – End of F&I War 1764 1765 – Stamp Act, SoL, Congress 1766 – Stamp Act repealed 1767 – Townshend Acts 1768 – Liberty; Boston occupied 1769 1770 – Boston Massacre 1771 1772 – Com of Correspondence 1773 – Boston Tea Party 1774 – Intolerable; Port; 1st CC 1775 – Lex, 2nd CC, Olive, Bunker 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 June 17, 1775 – Battle of Bunker Hill

January 1776 – Fort Ticonderoga 1763 – End of F&I War 1764 1765 – Stamp Act, SoL, Congress 1766 – Stamp Act repealed 1767 – Townshend Acts 1768 – Liberty; Boston occupied 1769 1770 – Boston Massacre 1771 1772 – Com of Correspondence 1773 – Boston Tea Party 1774 – Intolerable; Port; 1st CC 1775 – Lex, 2nd CC, Olive, Bunker 1776 - Ticonderoga 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 January 1776 – Fort Ticonderoga

Feb, June 1776 – Loyalists / British repelled in South Carolina 1763 – End of F&I War 1764 1765 – Stamp Act, SoL, Congress 1766 – Stamp Act repealed 1767 – Townshend Acts 1768 – Liberty; Boston occupied 1769 1770 – Boston Massacre 1771 1772 – Com of Correspondence 1773 – Boston Tea Party 1774 – Intolerable; Port; 1st CC 1775 – Lex, 2nd CC, Olive, Bunker 1776 – Ticon; SC preserved 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 Feb, June 1776 – Loyalists / British repelled in South Carolina

July 4, 1776 – Declaration of Independence 1763 – End of F&I War 1764 1765 – Stamp Act, SoL, Congress 1766 – Stamp Act repealed 1767 – Townshend Acts 1768 – Liberty; Boston occupied 1769 1770 – Boston Massacre 1771 1772 – Com of Correspondence 1773 – Boston Tea Party 1774 – Intolerable; Port; 1st CC 1775 – Lex, 2nd CC, Olive, Bunker 1776 – Ticon; SC; Dec of Indep 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 July 4, 1776 – Declaration of Independence

Dec 76 – Jan 77 – GW crosses Delaware; Battles - Trenton & Princeton 1763 – End of F&I War 1764 1765 – Stamp Act, SoL, Congress 1766 – Stamp Act repealed 1767 – Townshend Acts 1768 – Liberty; Boston occupied 1769 1770 – Boston Massacre 1771 1772 – Com of Correspondence 1773 – Boston Tea Party 1774 – Intolerable; Port; 1st CC 1775 – Lex, 2nd CC, Olive, Bunker 1776 – SC; Dec of Independence 1777 – GW Delaware 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 Dec 76 – Jan 77 – GW crosses Delaware; Battles - Trenton & Princeton

October 1777 – Battle of Saratoga 1763 – End of F&I War 1764 1765 – Stamp Act, SoL, Congress 1766 – Stamp Act repealed 1767 – Townshend Acts 1768 – Liberty; Boston occupied 1769 1770 – Boston Massacre 1771 1772 – Com of Correspondence 1773 – Boston Tea Party 1774 – Intolerable; Port; 1st CC 1775 – Lex, 2nd CC, Olive, Bunker 1776 – SC; Dec of Independence 1777 – Delaware; Saratoga 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 October 1777 – Battle of Saratoga

December 1777 – Valley Forge 1763 – End of F&I War 1764 1765 – Stamp Act, SoL, Congress 1766 – Stamp Act repealed 1767 – Townshend Acts 1768 – Liberty; Boston occupied 1769 1770 – Boston Massacre 1771 1772 – Com of Correspondence 1773 – Boston Tea Party 1774 – Intolerable; Port; 1st CC 1775 – Lex, 2nd CC, Olive, Bunker 1776 – SC; Dec of Independence 1777 – Delaware; Saratoga; VF 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 December 1777 – Valley Forge

February 1778 – The French Enter the War 1763 – End of F&I War 1764 1765 – Stamp Act, SoL, Congress 1766 – Stamp Act repealed 1767 – Townshend Acts 1768 – Liberty; Boston occupied 1769 1770 – Boston Massacre 1771 1772 – Com of Correspondence 1773 – Boston Tea Party 1774 – Intolerable; Port; 1st CC 1775 – Lex, 2nd CC, Olive, Bunker 1776 – SC; Dec of Independence 1777 – Delaware; Saratoga; VF 1778 – French 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 February 1778 – The French Enter the War

May – December 1778 – George Rogers Clark attacks British in Ohio 1763 – End of F&I War 1764 1765 – Stamp Act, SoL, Congress 1766 – Stamp Act repealed 1767 – Townshend Acts 1768 – Liberty; Boston occupied 1769 1770 – Boston Massacre 1771 1772 – Com of Correspondence 1773 – Boston Tea Party 1774 – Intolerable; Port; 1st CC 1775 – Lex, 2nd CC, Olive, Bunker 1776 – SC; Dec of Independence 1777 – Delaware; Saratoga; VF 1778 – French; GR Clark - Ohio 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 May – December 1778 – George Rogers Clark attacks British in Ohio (Kaskaskia and Cahokia)

May 12, 1780 – Charleston falls to the British 1763 – End of F&I War 1764 1765 – Stamp Act, SoL, Congress 1766 – Stamp Act repealed 1767 – Townshend Acts 1768 – Liberty; Boston occupied 1769 1770 – Boston Massacre 1771 1772 – Com of Correspondence 1773 – Boston Tea Party 1774 – Intolerable; Port; 1st CC 1775 – Lex, 2nd CC, Olive, Bunker 1776 – SC; Dec of Independence 1777 – Delaware; Saratoga; VF 1778 – French; GR Clark - Ohio 1779 1780 – South Carolina 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 May 12, 1780 – Charleston falls to the British