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The American Revolution
The American Revolution (1775-1783), also known as the "Revolutionary War" or the "American War of Independence" was fought between the thirteen North American British colonies and the British Empire. The success of the American colonies in the war led to the formation of the modern United States of America.While the war did lead to American independence, it was not strictly between England and the American colonies. By the end of the war, it had become an international conflict involving England, France, Spain, the Dutch Republic, several allied German states and several native american tribes.
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Fast Facts
- Colonial Casualties: ~25,000 dead http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Re...
- British Casualties (Germans + British seamen): ~27,294 dead http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Re...
- Loyalists Outnumbered Continentals: By 1779, there were more Americans fighting with the British than with Washington http://www.state.de.us/facts/ushist/revf...
- More French Fought at the Final Battle: At Yorktown, the victory that won the war, Frenchman outnumbered Americans almost three to one http://www.state.de.us/facts/ushist/revf...
- Revere Didn't Ride Alone: William Dawes and Samuel Prescott also carried the "British are coming" message during the famous Midnight Ride. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A08...
- First Battle: April 19, 1775 - The Battles of Lexington & Concord (generally accepted as first battles) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/apr19....
- End of the War: The war ended with the Treaty of Paris which was signed on September 3, 1783 and was ratified by the Confederation Congress on January 14, 1784. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/ar/143...
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How It Started & Ended
In 1775, all of the colonies were gripped by revolutionary sentiments of varying degrees.A Second Continental Congress was convened which would act as a de-facto government for the colonies, denying the right of Parliament to govern the colonists without giving Americans equal representation in Parliament. That same year, British troops were dispatched to sieze arms from colonial militias in Massachusetts resulting in the Battles of Lexington and Concord. After the fighting, both sides were stunned that the Americans had forced the British into a tactical retreat back into Boston, where they endured an 11-month siege.
In 1776, after attempts at reconciliation with the British king failed, the Second continental Congress passed the Declaration of Independence, which severed all political ties to Britain and established the United States of America. The war raged on in colonial America for another five years. Major fighting in the colonies ended in 1781 with the defeat of British Lord General Charles Cornwallis at the Siege of Yorktown. The war didn't officially end until the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
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