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The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act is asymmetrical because the colonists were not happy about the tax placed on printed paper and they were worried that it was just the first of many of these types of taxes. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre is asymmetrical because the patriots used it as a way to get other colonists to rebel against the British. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party is asymmetrical because the British thought that the colonists would be happy with lower priced tea even though it had taxes on it. In response to the tea tax, the colonists rebelled and through a shipload of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord is asymmetrical because this event was the start of the Revolutionary War. The British originally planned come seize a collection of arms belonging to the colonists when colonial militia interrupted them near Lexington Green and an accidental gunfire started the war. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill is symmetrical because the colonies had heard rumors of the British armies coming to surround the Boston area, so the colonial militia set out to create fortifications on top of the surrounding hills to defend Boston. -
Common Sense
Common Sense is asymmetrical because for the first time, the colonists had stated their thoughts of independence from the British control. -
The Deceleration of Independence
The Deceleration of Independence is asymmetrical because the colonists had been under the rule of the British and they had finally declared their independence and asked to become its own country. -
The Battles of Trenton and Princeton
The Battles of Trenton and Princeton were asymmetrical because at the time during the night, both sides had agreed that this was a time to resupply and there would be no fighting. General Washington led his men across the Potomac during the night and planned a surprise attack on Trenton and ended up winning two critical wars towards the revolution. -
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was symmetrical because the victory at Saratoga convinced the French to enter the war as the colonists' ally. -
Continental Army wintering at Valley Forge
The Continental Army wintering at Valley Forge is symmetrical because Valley Forge was the perfect place to defend against a British attack, while also being a great location for the ability to resupply and obtain reinforcements. -
The Siege of Charleston
The Siege of Charleston is asymmetrical because the colonial army had abandoned their base in Charleston because the British generals had ingeniously worked up the steep hill that the base was positioned on and seized the base and the city of Charleston around it. -
The Battle of Yorketown
The Battle of Yorktown was symmetrical because the British and the colonists were in a war. the British were low on supplies and their army had been crippled by the colonists' forces. The British needed to be resupplied so the took camp in a town called Yorktown. It was right of the Chesapeake Bay so that they would be able to resupply from British ships entering the bay. With the help of a fleet of french ships the colonial army encircled and defeated the British in Yorktown.
