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Stamp Act http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/stamp-act
The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first internal tax inflicted directly on American colonists by the British government. The act, which forced a tax on all paper documents in the colonies, came at a time when the British Empire was deep in debt from the Seven Years’ War. The British thought they were being symmetrical by thinking that the American colonists would be okay with the new law. Instead of the colonists being fine with the Stamp Act, they boycotted it. That made it asymmetrical. -
Boston Massacure http://www.ushistory.org/us/9e.asp
A mob of about 60 angry townspeople descended upon the guard at the customs house. When reinforcements were called, the crowd became more unruly, hurling rocks and snowballs at the guard and reinforcements. In the heat of this,the British fired without Captain Thomas Preston's command. Imperial bullets took the lives of five men. The colonists were largely outraged at what they saw as a vicious attack on unarmed civilians making it asymmetrical. -
Tea Tax http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/the-tea-act
The Tea Act granted the British a control on tea sales in the American colonies. The Tea Act was the final straw in a series of unpopular policies and taxes imposed by Britain on the colonies. The Tea Act was not intended to anger American colonists, instead it was meant to be a bailout policy to get the British out of debt. The British thought that the Colonists would like the Tea Act, but instead they boycotted it and ended up dumping over 92,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Lexington / Concord http://www.ducksters.com/history/battle_of_lexington_and_concord.php
The Battles of Lexington and Concord signaled the start of the American Revolutionary War. The British Army set out from Boston to capture rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington as well as to destroy the Americans store of weapons and ammunition in Concord. Sam Adams and John Hancock were able to escape and the local militia was able to hide much of their ammunition. This was asymmetrical because the British retreated but the Colonists continued to attack & harass the British. -
Bunker (Breed’s) Hill http://www.britishbattles.com/bunker-hill.htm
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on the Charlestown Peninsula on the North side of Boston Harbour. There were 2,400 British troops against 1,500 Americans. While the British drove the Americans from the Charlestown peninsula it was with heavy loss. The battle was at the time considered to be an American defeat but has since been lifted to the ranks of a heroic stands against forces of oppression. This Battle was symmetrical because both sides were involved. -
Common Sense http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1776-1785/thomas-paine-common-sense/
Common Sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine during the Revolutionary War. It advocated independence for the American colonies from Britain and is considered one of the most influential pamphlets in American history. This was asymmetrical because it influenced the Americans opinions on the British greatly. -
Declaration of Independence
In June, men gathered around to write a document that we know as the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence was divided into five sections, including an introduction, a preamble, a body, and a conclusion. The introduction effectively stated that seeking independence from Britain had become “necessary” for the colonies. The Declaration of Independence was asymmetrical because it was a response from the Revolutionary War to the colonists. -
Battle at Trenton/Princeton http://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-revolutionary-war/the-trenton-princeton-campaign/
George Washington’s army crossed Delaware on Christmas Day 1776 and, in 10 days, won two crucial battles of the American Revolution. In the Battle of Trenton, Washington defeated troops of Hessian mercenaries before withdrawing. A week later he returned to Trenton to lure British forces south, then executed a daring night march to capture Princeton. This was asymmetrical because the victories gained American control in New Jersey and improved the morale and unity of the colonial army. -
Battle of Saratoga https://www.landofthebrave.info/battle-of-saratoga.htm
The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. The Battle of Saratoga was a series of military conflicts fought between Britain and North America during the Revolutionary War. The British General took a large army up the valley from Canada to invade american forces. They fought two small battles that were 18 days apart. They both failed. The Battle of Saratoga ended in victory for the American colonists. This was a turning point for the war making it symmetrical. -
Continental Army wintering at Valley Forge
Valley Forge was a military camp where the American continental Army spent the winter during the Revolutionary War. Starvation, disease, and exposure killed more than 2500 American soldiers. This is symmetrical because both sides were resting at the same time and nobody was fighting. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/continental-army-enters-winter-camp-at-valley-forge -
The war in the South/Charleston http://www.mountvernon.org/digital-encyclopedia/article/siege-of-charleston--1780/
The Siege of Charleson was one of the major battles which took place towards the end of the American Revolutionary War, after the British began to shift their strategic focus towards the American Southern Colonies. After about six weeks of siege, Continental Army Major General Benjamin Lincoln surrendered forces numbering about 5,000 to the British. This is asymmetrical because it was the biggest loss of troops suffered by the Continental Army in the war. -
Battle of Yorktown http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/americanrevolutio1/p/yorktown.htm
Yorktown was one of the most important battles of the Revolutionary War. Washington realized that it was time to act. He ordered Lafayette and an American army to block Cornwallis escape from Yorktown by land while the French blocked the British escape by sea. After three weeks of non stop battle, Cornwallis surrendered. It symmetrical because this victory ended the war for independence.
