User:Jasonhilderhoff/sandbox

The American Revolution is also known as the American Revolutionary War or the war for Independence. The conflict arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain's 13 North American colonies and the British government, which represented the British crown.The reason why there was conflict, was because of the laws the British were placing on the colonist. Skirmishes between British troops or the "redcoats". The British caused the Boston massacre. The rebels were waging a full-scale war for their independence. France became allies with the colonist in the American Revolution, turning what essentially been a civil war into an international conflict. After French assistance helped the Continental Army force the British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1779, the Americans had effectively won their independence, though fighting would not formally end until 1783.The American revolution was a sad time period. When I was a kid I lived through the American Revolution. It was very sad to see so many people die. I sometimes I felt like grabbing one of the guns and show that kids like me can fight in a war. I would be a hero, but my Dad who was fighting in the war said "I could not come with him".