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This was a tax on the Colonies and their paper goods. It was imposed by the King and Queen to take their money and make the colonies pour. https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/learn/deep-dives/stamp-act/#:~:text=On%20March%2022nd%201765%20Parliament,paper%20products%20like%20playing%20cards. This event was symmetrical.
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This was when the British troops invaded the streets of Boston and the colonists don't like this. They go on the streets and start throwing rocks at them and this starts the war. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-massacre This was an Asymmetrical act because they started by throwing rocks and sticks at them and calling them names.
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This was when the King and Queen started collecting taxes on tea and everything they drank. The Colonies didn't like this and they dumped all the tea into the ocean. https://www.britannica.com/event/Boston-Tea-Party This event was an Asymmetrical event because they only wanted to throw the tea away not wreck anything else.
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This was when the King and Queen sent over the British to collect their guns and weapons. Colonists didn't like this so they met up and marched in and this started an attack. https://www.britannica.com/event/Battles-of-Lexington-and-Concord This event is Symmetrical
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When the British attacked the first two attacks failed but the third was good. Even though the British won the battle they lost many more soldiers than the colonies did. https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Bunker-Hill This event was symmetrical
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This was an article published by Thomas Paine that was stating American Independence from Brittin. This article was one of the most important and inspirational things at this time. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thomas-paine-publishes-common-sense#:~:text=On%20January%209%2C%201776%2C%20writer,the%2016th%20through%2019th%20centuries. This was asymmetrical because the British didn't know this was going to be published.
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The signing of the Declaration of Independence is the event that starts the war. There was no official war until after the Declaration of Independence. This was the first time America declared independence. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1776-1783/declaration#:~:text=By%20issuing%20the%20Declaration%20of,political%20connections%20to%20Great%20Britain. This event is Asymmetrical becuase it was the first time America declared independence.
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This was when Washington crossed the Delaware. This was the first time they used guerilla warfare. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-trenton-and-princeton This event was asymmetrical because it was the first time that the colonies used guerilla warfare.
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This battle was a victory for the colonies. This is said to be a turning point in the war. This got the colonies allies. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battle-of-saratoga#:~:text=The%20Battle%20of%20Saratoga%20occurred,point%20in%20the%20Revolutionary%20War. This event is Symmetrical
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The colonies made their army better here so they could have a chance to defeat the British. They are being trained to stop the British from attacking Philidelphia. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/valley-forge This event is Asymmetrical because they trained well and stopped a full invasion.
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The British captured and took over a lot of important cities.We lost this battle. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/southern-theater-american-revolution This event is symmetrical
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This was the last battle of the war. The colonies got a lot of momentum and ended up winning this battle. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/siege-of-yorktown#:~:text=The%20outcome%20in%20Yorktown%2C%20Virginia,president%20of%20the%20United%20States. This event was Asymmetrical because the British surrendered and we won the battle.
