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Stamp Act
This is asymmetrical. An act of the British Parliament in 1756 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents. source: https://www.google.com/search?q=stamp+act&oq=stamp+act&aqs=chrome.0.69i59l2j0l4.11427j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 -
Boston Massacre
This is asymmetrical. The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British regulars. source: http://www.bostonmassacre.net/ -
Tea Tax
This is asymmetrical. The Tea Act, passed by Parliament on May 10, 1773, granted the British East India Company Tea a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies. Source: http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/the-tea-act -
Lexington and Concord
This is asymmetrcal. The first battle of the Revolutionary War. When the British went to Concord to find the remaining American soldiers from the battle of Lexington Source: http://www.ducksters.com/history/battle_of_lexington_and_concord.php -
Bunker (Breed's) Hill
This is symmetrical. The battle lasted three waves. The Americans ran out of ammo. That is when the British took the hill. source: http://www.ushistory.org/us/11d.asp -
Common Sense
this is asymmetrical. Common Sense challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. http://www.ushistory.org/paine/commonsense/ -
The Battle of Saratoga
This is symmetrical. During the summer of 1776, a powerful army under British General Sir William Howe invaded the New York City area. His professional troops defeated and outmaneuvered General George Washington’s less trained forces. source: http://battle1777.saratoga.org/ -
Declaration of Independence
This is asymmetrical. The Declaration of Independence states the principles on which our government, and our identity as Americans, are based. https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration -
Battle at Trenton/Princeton
This is asymmetrical. George Washington and his soldiers marched north from Trenton and attacked a British force south of the town. http://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-revolutionary-war/ten-facts-about-the-revolutionary-war/10-facts-about-the-battle-of-princeton/?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=CPC&utm_campaign=Princeton&gclid=CjwKEAjwkJfABRDnhbPlx6WI4ncSJADMQqxdVQek_pb2MmBPMbHKGOVb2ATBw58RoXldGsX1dK868RoC2YLw_wcB -
Continental Army wintering at Valley Forge
This is symmetrical. Conditions in the camp were horrendous. Forced to live in damp, crowded quarters, Washington's army of approximately 12,000 suffered from a lack of adequate clothing and food. Diseases such as typhoid, dysentery, typhus and pneumonia ran rampant. An estimated 2,000 died. Source: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/valleyforge.htm -
Battle of Yorktown
This is symmetrical. The Americans beat the English. source: http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/americanrevolutio1/p/yorktown.htm -
War in The South/Charleston
This is asymmetrical. The union tried to take Charleston but the the Confederates held out until 1865.
