Revolutionary war Shauntel Jones, Joey Tardiff, James Alty, Andrez Garcia

How were the patriots able to achieve their independence? The American Revolution is the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen of Britain 's colonies in North America at first rejected the governance of the Parliament of Great Britain , and later the British monarchy itself, to become the sovereign United States of America . In this period the colonies first rejected the authority of the Parliament to govern them without representation, expelling all royal officials and setting up thirteen Provincial Congresses or equivalent to form individual self-governing states . Through representatives sent to the Second Continental Congress , they originally joined together to defend their respective self-governance and manage the armed conflict against the British known as the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783, also American War of Independence ). The states ultimately determined collectively that the monarchy , by acts of tyranny , could no longer legitimately claim their allegiance . They then united to form one nation , breaking away from the British Empire in July 1776 when the Congress issued the Declaration of Independence , rejecting the monarchy on behalf of the United States of America . The war ended with effective American victory in October 1781, followed by formal British abandonment of any claims to the United States with the Treaty of Paris in 1783. The American Revolution commenced a series of intellectual, political, and social shifts in early American society and government. The development of republicanism in the United States was particularly significant, including installation of a representative government responsible to the will of the people, thus rejecting the prevalent plutocracies of the inherited aristocracies in Europe at the time. However, sharp political debates broke out over the level of democracy desirable in the new government, with a number of Founders fearing mob rule .

The American Revolution is the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen of Britain 's colonies in North America at first rejected the governance of the Parliament of Great Britain , and later the British monarchy itself, to become the sovereign United States of America . In this period the colonies first rejected the authority of the Parliament to govern them without representation, expelling all royal officials and setting up thirteen Provincial Congresses or equivalent to form individual self-governing states . Through representatives sent to the Second Continental Congress , they originally joined together to defend their respective self-governance and manage the armed conflict against the British known as the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783, also American War of Independence ). The states ultimately determined collectively that the monarchy , by acts of tyranny , could no longer legitimately claim their allegiance . They then united to form one nation , breaking away from the British Empire in July 1776 when the Congress issued the Declaration of Independence , rejecting the monarchy on behalf of the United States of America . The war ended with effective American victory in October 1781, followed by formal British abandonment of any claims to the United States with the Treaty of Paris in 1783.

The American Revolution commenced a series of intellectual, political, and social shifts in early American society and government. The development of republicanism in the United States was particularly significant, including installation of a representative government responsible to the will of the people, thus rejecting the prevalent plutocracies of the inherited aristocracies in Europe at the time. However, sharp political debates broke out over the level of democracy desirable in the new government, with a number of Founders fearing mob rule .

American Revolution The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also sometimes known as the American War of Independence , [2] began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen united former British colonies in North America , and concluded in a global war between several European great powers . The war was the culmination of the political American Revolution , whereby the colonists rejected the legitimacy of the Parliament of Great Britain to govern them without representation , claiming that this violated the Rights of Englishmen . In 1775, revolutionaries gained control of each of the thirteen colonial governments , set up the Second Continental Congress , and formed a Continental Army . Petitions to the king to intervene with the parliament for them resulted in Congress being declared traitors and the states in rebellion the following year. The Americans responded in 1776 by formally declaring their independence as a new nation — the United States of America — claiming sovereignty and rejecting on the basis of tyranny any allegiance to the British monarchy . Although France had been providing supplies, ammunition and weapons to the rebels beginning in 1776, the Continentals' capture of a British army in 1777 led France to formally enter the war on the side of the United States in early 1778, which evened the military strength with Britain. Spain and the Dutch Republic – French allies – also went to war with Britain over the next two years. Throughout the war, the British were able to use their naval superiority to capture and occupy coastal cities, but control of the countryside (where 90% of the population lived) largely eluded them because of the relatively small size of their land army. French involvement proved decisive, with a French naval victory in the Chesapeake leading at Yorktown in 1781 to the surrender of a second British army. In 1783, the Treaty of Paris ended the war and recognized the sovereignty of the United States over the territory bounded by what is now Canada to the north, Florida to the south, and the Mississippi River to the west .

The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also sometimes known as the American War of Independence , [2] began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen united former British colonies in North America , and concluded in a global war between several European great powers . The war was the culmination of the political American Revolution , whereby the colonists rejected the legitimacy of the Parliament of Great Britain to govern them without representation , claiming that this violated the Rights of Englishmen . In 1775, revolutionaries gained control of each of the thirteen colonial governments , set up the Second Continental Congress , and formed a Continental Army . Petitions to the king to intervene with the parliament for them resulted in Congress being declared traitors and the states in rebellion the following year. The Americans responded in 1776 by formally declaring their independence as a new nation — the United States of America — claiming sovereignty and rejecting on the basis of tyranny any allegiance to the British monarchy . Although France had been providing supplies, ammunition and weapons to the rebels beginning in 1776, the Continentals' capture of a British army in 1777 led France to formally enter the war on the side of the United States in early 1778, which evened the military strength with Britain. Spain and the Dutch Republic – French allies – also went to war with Britain over the next two years.

Throughout the war, the British were able to use their naval superiority to capture and occupy coastal cities, but control of the countryside (where 90% of the population lived) largely eluded them because of the relatively small size of their land army. French involvement proved decisive, with a French naval victory in the Chesapeake leading at Yorktown in 1781 to the surrender of a second British army. In 1783, the Treaty of Paris ended the war and recognized the sovereignty of the United States over the territory bounded by what is now Canada to the north, Florida to the south, and the Mississippi River to the west .

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George Washington

George Washington’s first victory He won his first battle of Trenton. He silently snuck up on British territory and surprised them and because all of the soldiers were drunk and loopy.

He won his first battle of Trenton.

He silently snuck up on British territory and surprised them and because all of the soldiers were drunk and loopy.

The end That’s all.

That’s all.