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Stamp Act
Stamp Act was considered Asymmetrical because, the British parliament began to place taxes on products such as paper, cards, and others. This upset the colonists very much, and eventually, they started to revolt. https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/road-revolution/resources/report-reaction-stamp-act-1765 -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an event in which the British troops fired into a crowd of people that provoked them by throwing snowballs in the direction of the troops. This happened on March 5, of 1770. This event is asymmetrical, because the Bitish troops had guns, while the crow of people didn't. http://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-boston-massacre/ -
Tea Tax
The colonies weren't represented in parliament, they saw the tea act as unconstitutional, thus, public demonstrations were organized against the government. Numerous boycotts and negative advertisements were sent out. The colonists were demanding the tea to be sent back overseas. This would be considered asymmetrical; the people of the colonies acted differently than what was predicted by the British government.https://www.landofthebrave.info/tea-act.htm -
Lexington/Concord
British troops sent to Lexington and Concord to steal gunpowder and kill the remaining Patriot troops. Asymmetrical because patriot troops had little numbers and didn't know what was going on. http://www.ushistory.org/us/11c.asp -
Bunker/Breeds hill
Symmetrical because it was fought by the Patriots on the hill, with little amount of men. While the British were on the bottom of the hill with many men. http://theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=5 -
Common Sense
Common Sense was a pamphlet written for political independence. It was important in that it helped to create the formation of the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Paine was the author. Asymmetrical because only colonists wrote this. http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com -
Declaration of Independence
The thirteen American colonies created the Declaration of Independence to separate from the British. This document is asymmetrical because the Americans did not react in war, rather through the written word. This is opposite of what the British predicted would happen. http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration -
Battle of Trenton/Princeton
Washington's soldiers set a trap on the British. The British did not recognize that the American soldiers were not at their camp site (fires were still burning) and became disorientated. The colonists beat the British due to their lack of mapping skills. Asymmetrical because the Americans planned a sneak attack on the British. http://britishbattles.com -
Battle of Saratoga
Symmetrical because the Americans fought the British when he British had more numbers, yet the Americans were victorious. http://battle1777.saratoga.org/ -
Continental Army wintering at Valley Forge
Symmetrical because the British had to face the cold winter too. George Washington's army faced many hardships during the winter, including not having enough clothes, tents, and food. http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/valleyforge.htm -
War in south/ Charleston
The British marched to Charleston after a series of wins, after many days, the Americans surrendered. Because the Americans surrendered, the British have power over much of the southern colonies. it is considered asymmetrical because the British fought the Americans and won. http://www.myrevolutionarywar.com/battles/800401-charleston/ -
Battle of Yorktown
General George Washington's resounding defeat of Lord Cornwallis's British
army; causing the British to surrender and effectively ending the American Revolutionary War. Symmetrical because the conditions were bad on both sides, and the Patriots weren't as good as an army as the British, yet still won. http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/americanrevolutio1/p/yorktown.htm
