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The American Revolution The American Revolution, also known as the American War of Independence was a time when British Colonists in America revolted against the crown rule of Great Britain. Numerous battles were fought, with the British winning most engagements in the early years of the war, the American colonies gained their independence and created the United States. The American Revolutionary War lasted between the years of 1775 to 1783. Before the revolution, several British colonies existed in the Americas, and not all of them participated in the war. There were 13 colonies that ended up rebelling; Delaware, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island. One of the main reasons the colonists rebelled against Great Britain is that they felt they were not represented correctly in the British government. The British government was making new laws and increased taxation on the colonies by 3%, which was needed to gain back money spent fighting to defend the American colonies during the French and Indian War. They wanted to have say in the British government if they were going to live by British law. War didn’t happen right away, first there were protests and arguments, then small skirmishes broke out between the colonists and local British garrisons, eventually it accelerated over the years until the Colonies and Great Britain. Each colony had its own government, in 1774 they elected officials to represent them at the First Continental Congress. This was the first effort by the colonies to unite and make one government. In 1776, the Second Continental Congress declared the United States as independent from Great Britain. The new government of the US was different to that of Great Britain, they decided they didn’t want a monarchy and preferred a government ruled by the people. The new government would be democratic with leaders elected by the people and balances of power to make sure it remained that way. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Qwerty234543212df (talk • contribs) 01:41, 22 March 2021 (UTC)