Colonial opposition led to the Boston Massacre in 1770 which largely fostered the idea of independence from Britain. After British victory over the French in the Seven Years' War in 1763, tensions between the motherland and her 13 colonies arose over trade, policy in the Northwest Territory, and taxation measures, including the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts. The conflict was fought in North America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean.Įstablished by Royal charter in the 17th and 18th centuries, the American colonies were largely autonomous in domestic affairs and commercially prosperous, trading with Britain and its Caribbean colonies, as well as other European powers via their Caribbean entrepôts. The British were supported by Hessian soldiers from present-day Germany. In the war, American patriot forces were supported by the Kingdom of France and, to a lesser extent, the Kingdom of Spain and the Dutch Republic. The war was formalized and intensified following passage of the Lee Resolution on July 2, 1776, which asserted that the Thirteen Colonies were "free and independent states", and the Declaration of Independence, drafted by the Committee of Five and written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, two days later, on July 4, 1776, by the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. Fighting began on April 19, 1775, at the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The American Revolutionary War (Ap– September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the military conflict of the American Revolution in which American patriot forces under George Washington's command defeated the British, establishing and securing the independence of the United States. Kingdom of Great Britain Lord George Germain Hesse/Duchy of Brunswick German mercenaries/auxiliaries Lawrence River to the United StatesĬONGRESSOWN.jpg Br.
Part of the Atlantic Revolutions, American RevolutionĬlockwise from top left: Surrender of Lord Cornwallis after the Siege of Yorktown, Battle of Trenton, The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker Hill, Battle of Long Island, Battle of Guilford Court HouseĮastern North America, North Atlantic Ocean, the CaribbeanĬhangesGreat Britain cedes control of all territories east of the Mississippi River and south of the Great Lakes and St. For origins and aftermath, see American Revolution. This article is about military actions primarily. Photograph your local culture, help Wikipedia and win!Hide
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