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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 poor. This event is symmetrical. https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/learn/deep-dives/stamp-act/#:~:text=On%20March%2022nd%201765%20Parliament,paper%20products%20like%20playing%20cards.
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A deadly riot between American Colonists and a British soldier. It turned into chaos. This is asymmetrical because it is the first time people in the colonies died. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-massacre
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The colonists got mad because the King and Queen put the Tea Act on the United States. They went on a British ship and dumped all the tea into the harbor. This event is asymmetrical because people do not dump tea in the water regularly. This has only happened once. https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/learn/deep-dives/stamp-act/#:~:text=On%20March%2022nd%201765%20Parliament,paper%20products%20like%20playing%20cards.
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The British and Colonies met up and someone fired a shot (no one knows who). This shot brought the Colonies and British to war. This is symmetrical because people shoot at each other in war a lot. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord
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The Colonies wanted to stop the British from coming in. The British thought they were making a plan and snuck around, the Colonists had to retreat 2 times. The British had more supplies than the Colonists. This is symmetrical. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battle-of-bunker-hill
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This pamphlet was written by Thomas Paine. It was about the independence of the 13 colonies from Great Britain. This was asymmetrical because it was the first time someone has published the idea of becoming independent. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thomas-paine-publishes-common-sense
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This was the foundation of the Colonies. It is considered the most important thing in American history. This is asymmetrical because no one has ever fought for their independence before. https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript
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Colonies crossed the Delaware River on Christmas day. They defeated some of the Hessians. This is asymmetrical because George Washington went across the river and surprise attacked the Hessians. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-trenton-and-princeton
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After winning this battle, the French became allies with the Colonies. General John Burgoyne surrendered. This is symmetrical. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battle-of-saratoga#:~:text=The%20Battle%20of%20Saratoga%20occurred,point%20in%20the%20Revolutionary%20War.
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The British got out of Philadelphia.
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At this battle the British captured and killed a lot of Patriots and Colonists. The British wanted to take over the south because they thought they had more loyalists down there. This is symmetrical because they were fighting. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/americans-suffer-worst-defeat-of-revolution-at-charleston
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It was the last battle of the American Revolution. This declared America free. This is asymmetrical because the British surrendered. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/siege-of-yorktown#:~:text=The%20outcome%20in%20Yorktown%2C%20Virginia,president%20of%20the%20United%20States.
