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Stamp Act
The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British Parliament. The act, came at a time when the British Empire was deep in debt from the Seven Years' War and looking to its North American colonies as a revenue source. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/stamp-act
The British expected the patriots to go along with this act but they were furious taxation without representation was the quote going around back then. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on King Street in Boston. It began as a street brawl between American colonists and a lone British soldier, but quickly escalated to a chaotic, bloody slaughter.https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-massacre
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Boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin’s Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor.
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party
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Lexington / Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord, kicked off the American Revolutionary War, Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the 13 American colonies and the British authorities, On the night of April 18, 1775, hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache.
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord
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Bunker Hill
during the Siege of Boston in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts, which was peripherally involved in the battle.
https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/historyculture/bhm.htm
This is symmetrical because the same tactics were used. -
Common Sense
“Common Sense” advocated independence for the American colonies from Britain and is considered one of the most influential pamphlets in American history. Credited with uniting average citizens and political leaders behind the idea of independence, “Common Sense” played a remarkable role in transforming a colonial squabble into the American Revolution. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thomas-paine-publishes-common-sense this is asymmetrical because battle did not happen. -
Declaration of Independence
he Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents in the history of the United States. It was an official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule. https://bensguide.gpo.gov/declaration-of-independence-1776 this is symmetrical to common sense because the same tactics were used. -
Battle at Trenton/Princeton
In the Battle of Trenton (December 26), Washington defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian mercenaries before withdrawing. A week later he returned to Trenton to lure British forces south, then executed a daring night march to capture Princeton on January 3.
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-trenton-and-princeton this is asymmetrical because battle happened. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga (September 19 and October 7, 1777) marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battle-of-saratoga British General John Burgoyne achieved a small, but costly victory over American forces led by Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold. Burgoyne again attacked the Americans. this is symmetrical because battle happened. -
Continental Army wintering at Valley Forge
The severe winter of 1777-1778 proved to be a great trial for the American army, and of the 11,000 soldiers stationed at Valley Forge, hundreds died. The suffering troops were held together by loyalty to the Patriot cause and to General Washington, who stayed with his men. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/continental-army-enters-winter-camp-at-valley-forge I would say this is asymmetrical because battle did not happen and many died from disease. -
War in the south/Charleston
The Americans suffer their worst defeat of the revolution in 1780, with the surrender of Major General Benjamin Lincoln to British Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton and his army of 10,000 at Charleston, South Carolina. With the victory, the British captured more than 3,000 Patriots and a great quantity of munitions/equipment. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/americans-suffer-worst-defeat-of-revolution-at-charleston this is asymmetrical because battle did happen. -
Battle of Yorktown
It is considered the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War. The Continental Army, led by General George Washington, won a decisive victory against the British Army, led by General Lord Charles Cornwallis. ... The battle took place in Yorktown, Virginia, near the York River.
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/siege-of-yorktown
This is symmetrical because there was a battle and the same tactics were used.
