Events Leading to the American Revolution By jcoleman3gwd51 1763 Proclamation Line of 1763 Apr 5, 1764 Sugar Act Mar 22, 1765 Stampt Act 1767 Townshend Acts 1773 Tea Act 1774 Intolerable/Coercive Acts Sep 5, 1774 First Continental Congress Apr 19, 1775 Lexington and Concord May 10, 1775 Second Continental Congress 1776 Common Sense written by Thomas Paine Jul 4, 1776 Declaration Of Independence