Question: what were the major events that led up to the revolutionary war?
Answer: The Stamp Act (March 1765) ...  The Townshend Acts (June-July 1767) ...  The Boston Massacre (March 1770) ...  The Boston Tea Party (December 1773) ...  The Coercive Acts (March-June 1774) ...  Lexington and Concord (April 1775)