American revolutionary war

American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War (əˈmɛrɪkən ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənəri wɔːr), also known as the American War of Independence (əˈmɛrɪkən wɔːr ɒv ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns), was a war fought between Great Britain and thirteen of its North American colonies, which had declared themselves the independent United States of America.

Etymology

The term "American Revolutionary War" is derived from the American Revolution, which refers to the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which the Thirteen Colonies in North America joined together to break from the British Empire, establishing the United States of America.

Related Terms

• Continental Army: The army established by the Second Continental Congress to resist the British during the American Revolutionary War.
• Declaration of Independence: The document in which the thirteen colonies declared themselves independent of Great Britain.
• Treaty of Paris (1783): The treaty that ended the Revolutionary War, recognizing the sovereignty of the United States over the territory bounded roughly by what is now Canada to the north, Florida to the south, and the Mississippi River to the west.
• George Washington: The commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and later the first President of the United States.
• Loyalist (American Revolution): Colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War.

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