American Revolution
                     AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Introduction
The Revolutionary War (1775-83), also 
known as the American Revolution, 
arose from growing tensions between 
residents of Great Britain’s 13 North 
American colonies and the colonial 
government, which represented the 
British crown.
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Armed conflict
Skirmishes between British troops and 
colonial militiamen in Lexington and 
Concord in April 1775 kicked off the 
armed conflict, and by the following 
summer, the rebels were waging a 
full-scale war for their independence. 
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Entrance of France
France entered the American 
Revolution on the side of the colonists 
in 1778, turning what had essentially 
been a civil war into an international 
conflict. 
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America won independence
After French assistance helped the 
Continental Army force the British 
surrender at Yorktown, Virginia, in 
1781, the Americans had effectively 
won their independence, though 
fighting would not formally end until 
1783.
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Causes of the Revolutionary War
Tensions between colonists 
and the British authorities
For more than a decade before the 
outbreak of the American Revolution 
in 1775, tensions had been building 
between colonists and the British 
authorities.
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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War, or Seven 
Years’ War (1756-1763), brought new 
territories under the power of the 
crown, but the expensive conflict lead 
to new and unpopular taxes. 
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Attempts by the British government 
to raise revenue by taxing
Attempts by the British government to 
raise revenue by taxing the colonies 
met with heated protest among many 
colonists, who resented their lack of 
representation in Parliament and 
demanded the same rights as other 
British subjects. 
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Colonial resistance
Colonial resistance led to violence in 
1770, when British soldiers opened 
fire on a mob of colonists, killing five 
men in what was known as the Boston 
Massacre. 
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Declaring Independence
By June 1776, with the Revolutionary 
War in full swing, a growing majority 
of the colonists had come to favor 
independence from Britain. 
On July 4, the Continental Congress 
voted to adopt the Declaration of 
Independence, drafted by a five-man 
committee including Franklin and John 
Adams but written mainly by 
Jefferson. 
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