User blog comment:Master Sima Yi/Assassinews 04-07-'12 — Independence and Rise Trailers/@comment-4504019-20120704175304/@comment-4868246-20120705234124

It's mostly due to the inability of people to realize that in AC1 & ACR you kill people who are from the opposing country (Altair killing Britians,French & German, Ezio killing Ottomans). Frankly I noticed that there was merely one glimpse of Connor killing Blue Coats, however i'm confident that the final product will give you equal senarious to kill adherents of both factions.

Plus there was absolutely no concept of "America" during that era, even the patriots were mostly British & some Europeans, the country "America" was established in 1783 and that's when AC3 ends. Connor will also side with each faction in temorary time periods (Siding with the Patriots to secretly reach a Templar within their ranks, or siding with the British to exploit the force they possess..etc)