American Revolution

American Revolution, 1775–83, struggle by which the Thirteen Colonies on the Atlantic seaboard of North America won independence from Great Britain and became the United States. It is also called the American War of Independence.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Aftermath
• Vincennes to Yorktown
• Foreign Assistance
• Saratoga and Valley Forge
• Indecision and Declaration
• War's Outbreak
• The First Continental Congress
• Causes and Early Troubles
• Bibliography

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