The American Revolution took place from 1775 to 1783. It was fought between Great Britain and the thirteen British colonies. Tension grew as the colonists opposed the Stamp Act of 1765. The colonists boycotted British tea which lead to the Boston Tea Party
In April of 1775, General Thomas Gage sent British troops to seize the colonists forces. The minutemen confronted the British troops and nearly destroyed the British column. The Battles of Lexington and Concord really started the war. There was no chance for compromise when the colonies declared independence on July 4, 1776.
France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic secretly provided ammo and weapons to the colonists. The french navy won in the Chesapeake and forced the British to surrender at the Siege of Yorktown. In 1783, the Treaty of Paris ended the war. The Americans were victorious.
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