Revolutionary war By theflash05 Mar 5, 1770 Boston Massacre Mar 10, 1773 Tea Act is passed Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Mar 20, 1774 The Intolerable Acts are passed Sep 5, 1774 The first Continental Congress meets Apr 18, 1775 The British march on Lexington and Concord Apr 19, 1775 The first shot of the American Revolution is fired