American Revolution - Causes, Battles, Aftermath, Facts & Maps
Until the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763, few colonists in British North America objected to their place in the British Empire. American Revolution, also called United States War of Independence or American Revolutionary War , (1775–83), insurrection by which 13 of Great Britain’s North American colonies won political independence and went on to form the United States of America. When did the American Revolution begin? Though preceded by years of unrest and periodic violence, the Revolutionary War began in earnest on April 19, 1775, with the battles of Lexington and Concord. The conflict lasted a total of seven years, with the major American victory at Yorktown, Virginia in 1781 marking the end of hostilities, although some fighting took place through the fall of 1783. See the complete details of revolutionary war here - american revolutionary war map What were the causes of the Revolution? Through aiding the American colonists during the French and Indian War, the British g