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stamp act
The stamp act was a direct tax passed on the british parliament on the American colonist. This act would have tax collectors come around and exchange money for stamps. The stamps were legal documents that show that the American colonist paid their tax's. This enraged the colonist because they thought it was unfair.t. This was asymmetrical because the British did not think the colonist would be mad about the tax.l.https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/stamp-act -
boston massacre
A mass shooting of American colonist from british soldiers. The colonist were protesting and also provoking the soldiers about the unjust laws. Then one of the colonist yelled fire and the british soldiers thought it was their leader and rained bullets down on the colonist. The leader was yelling to stop firing but the soldiers could not hear him through all the commotion that was going all. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-massacr.f -
boston tea party
The colonist were enraged about the British unfair tax's and laws. The Sons Of Liberty were a group of colonist who set up the attack on the Boston harbor ships. They threw the tea overboard to protest the tea tax's. They dressed up as Indians so they wouldn't be identified. This is asymmetrical because the British did not expect the colonist to commit treason against the kings law. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party -
lexington/concord
These were the "battles" that started the revolutionary war. Neither side wanted to fight and neither side thought any fighting was going to happen. The British shot first and forced the colonist to retreat. Then later in that day at concord the British marched towards the colonist and the colonist shot at them. This is obviously asymmetrical because neither side thought anything was going to happen.https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord -
battle of bunker hill
The colonist had control over a hill famously known as bunker or breeds hill. The British wanted to take control of the hill so they sent waves after waves of men and finally the colonist retreated and the British took control over the hill, But this was not a total loss for the colonist because the British suffered a great loss in troops.https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battle-of-bunker-hill -
common sense
common sense was book written by famous author Thomas Paine. This was the first book written about wanting independence from Britain. This book was very controversial and gained lots of attention. This was asymmetrical because the British did not expect the colonist to write about wanting freedom.https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thomas-paine-publishes-common-sense -
declaration of independence
the declaration of independence was document claiming that the colonist want and will for fight for independence from great Britain. This document was signed by many big political names such as John Hancock, Ben Franklin, and George Washington. This is one of the most important documents in Americas history. Asymmetrical because the British did not expect them to officially declare their independence. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/declaration-of-independence -
battle of trenton and princeton
The battle of Trenton was a big win for the colonist. They tricked the British by pretending to retreat but the British followed and got ambushed by the hidden men behind the hill. This was also the war were Washington famously crossed the Delaware. The British did not expect this cause they thought the colonist were weak. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-trenton-and-princeton -
battle of saratoga
The battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the war for the colonist. This was the first battle that the French participated in. The British controlled most of the north and with this battle the colonist gained a lot of the north. -
continental army wintering at valley forge
they served as wintering quarters for George Washington. This was after the loss of Philadelphia in the fall to the British. They suffered a food crisis but stayed as well fed and well clothed as they could. -
war in the south/charleston
this was a major British victory after losing the north. The British fleet trapped the army in Charleston and further pushed on them. Eventually the general of the continental army Benjamin Lincoln was forced to surrender and give up 5000 men to the British. Asymmetrical because the were in the north and traveled in the south.https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/charleston -
battle of yorktown
Took place in Yorktown where Cornwallis was located. George Washington surrounded the base and trapped them in while the French trapped them in from the seas. They had to surrender the war. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/siege-of-yorktown
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