American revolution

American Revolution

  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act
    The stamp act was asymmetrical The stamp act caused an uproar with the colonist. The stamp act was an act that any paper with a stamp on it would be taxed.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    The Boston Massacre was asymmetrical. When the British shot into the crowd it wasn't unexpected because the colonist had brought it on by throwing snowballs at the British soldiers.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    The Boston Tea Party was asymmetrical. The British taxed the colonist tea which caused them to acted out by dumping lots of tea into the Boston Harbor.
  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Battle of Lexington and Concord
    The Battle of Lexington and Concord was asymmetrical. British marched to Concord to seize the colonist and soon the battle started in Lexington and they British retreated from the intense crossfire.
  • Bunker Hill

    Bunker Hill
    The battle at Bunker Hill was symmetrical. When the colonists won against the British it gave them hope and it showed that the colonists weren't going to let the British win easily.
  • Common Sense

    Common Sense
    The Common sense book was asymmetrical. The Common Sense book challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy, Thomas Paine was the person to write this book.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    The declaration of Independence was asymmetrical. The Declaration of Independence said that everyone would be treated as and equal and it also said that equality meant life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.
  • Battle at Trenton and Princeton

    Battle at Trenton and Princeton
    The Battle at Trenton and Princeton was asymmetrical. The Americans had 7,000 in the army and the British had 8,000 troops, the casualties weren't high but the Americans had outmaneuvered the British with their battle strategies.
  • The Continental Army Wintering at Valley Forge

    The Continental Army Wintering at Valley Forge
    The Continental Army Wintering at Valley Forge was symmetrical. The continental army defected the British but around 2,000 soldiers from Washington's army were killed.
  • The Battle of Saratoga

    The Battle of Saratoga
    The Battle of Saratoga was symmetrical. The victory for the Americans helped bring new confidence to the war because they had suffered a major setback before the battle and the British were harassed by Virginia's sharpshooters.
  • Battle of Charleston

    Battle of Charleston
    The Battle of Charleston was asymmetrical. The French helped the Americans because they were struggling and helped deal with any British reinforcements that would come to Chesapeake Bay.
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown
    The battle of Yorktown was symmetrical. The Americans won the battle and took about 8,000 British troops as prisoners, there weren't a lot of casualties for both sides.