Timeline of the Revolutionary War
1754–1763
The French and Indian War
1754
June 19–July 11: The Albany Congress
1763
Oct. 7: Proclamation of 1763
1764
April 5: The Sugar Act
September 1: The Currency Act
1765
March 22: The Stamp Act
March 24: The Quartering Act of 1765
May 29: Patrick Henry's "If this be treason, make the most of it!" speech
May 30: The Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions
Oct. 7–25: The Stamp Act Congress
1766
March 18: The Declaratory Act
1767
June 29: The Townshend Revenue Act
1768
August 1: Boston Non-Importation Agreement
1770
March 5: The Boston Massacre
1772
June 9: The Gaspee Affair
1773
May 10: The Tea Act Dec. 16: The Boston Tea Party
1774
March 31: Boston Port Act, one of the "Intolerable Acts"
May 20: Administration of Justice Act, one of the "Intolerable Acts"
May 20: Massachusetts Government Act, one of the "Intolerable Acts"
June 2: Quartering Act of 1774, one of the "Intolerable Acts"
June 22: Quebec Act, one of the "Intolerable Acts"
Sept. 5–Oct. 26: The First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia and issues Declaration and Resolves
Oct. 10: Battle of Point Pleasant, Virginia (disputed as to whether it was a battle of the American Revolution or the culmination of Lord Dunmore's War)
Oct. 20: The Association (prohibition of trade with Great Britain)
Oct. 24: Galloway's Plan rejected
