Answer:
1754-1763: French and Indian War
October 7, 1763: Proclamation
December 16, 1773: Boston Tea Party
1774: Intolerable Acts
January 10, 1776: Common Sense
July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence
1777: Battle of Saratoga (began)
September 28, 1781: Battle of Yorktown
September 3, 1783: Treaty of Paris (signed)