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The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act to tax the American colonists. The British did this to get more money after their war with France.
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/stamp-act This is asymmetrical because the British thought the Americans would just pay the tax and instead they fought against it. -
The Boston Massacre occurred on King St. It escalated to a deadly riot. It started the American Revolution.
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-massacre -
The Boston Tea Party happened because the American colonists were mad about the tea tax. The Americans dumped chests of tea into Griffin's Wharf harbor.
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party
This is asymmetrical because the British put a tax on tea and instead of accepting the tax, the colonists dumped all the tea in the harbor. -
The battle of Lexington / Concord was the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. This was the first win for the colonial militiamen.
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord
This is asymmetrical because the British were going to get the weapons and the colonial militiamen fought back. -
The American colonists lost the Battle of Bunker (Breed's) Hill but it gave the troops a morale boost. The Americans forced a significant amount of British casualties.
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The Common Sense document was published by Thomas Paine. It was in support of the Patriot cause. It influenced the support of the Declaration of Independence.
(https://billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/primary-source-documents/common-sense/)
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The Declaration of Independence secured the rights of the people in America. It changed the American colonies into 13 states.
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript
This is symmetrical because the Americans supported the document. -
The Battle at Trenton/Princeton gave Americans control over most of New Jersey. These two battles occurred over 10 days.
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-trenton-and-princeton
This is asymmetrical because the British thought they could win the battle and the Americans ended up with control of most of New Jersey. -
The Battle of Saratoga included two battles that occurred eighteen days apart. The colonists were able to cut of the British supply routes and win the battle.
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battle-of-saratoga#:~:text=The%20Battle%20of%20Saratoga%20occurred,point%20in%20the%20Revolutionary%20War. -
Washington chose to winter at Valley Forge because it was close to Philadelphia. They could maintain a defensible position against the British.
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At the War in the south/Charleston, the Americans had to surrender to the British and it was their worst defeat of the war. The British took a lot of Patriots prisoner and their supplies while only losing 250 people.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/americans-suffer-worst-defeat-of-revolution-at-charleston
This is symmetrical because the Americans surrendered to the British -
The Battle of Yorktown was the last major battle of the American Revolution. It ended with the British surrendering.
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/siege-of-yorktown
