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The American War of Independence, also commonly referred to as the American Revolutionary War, was fought between the United States and its allies vs Great Britain and its allies. The war lasted from 1775 to 1783, and resulted in American independence.
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The American War of Independence took place all across the Thirteen Colonies which form the eastern seaboard of the United States. The major campaigns of the War were in New York State, eastern New England, Virginia, and the Carolinas, but there were battles in other areas.
Additionally, allies of the future United States (specifically France, Spain, and the Netherlands, but not Prussia and Poland) used the British preoccupation with the North American mainland to target much more desirable and wealthier British colonies in India and the West Indies. These secondary wars drew away many British soldiers who could otherwise have been deployed in the United States and were one of the main reasons that British General Cornwallis was allowed to surrender at Yorktown, Virginia.
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What is the difference between the two terms War for independence and the American Revolution?
No real difference. The American Revolution was fought as a war for independence. Either works.
What was the name of the war that America gained independence from Britain?
The war fought by the 13 colonies to gain independence from England is called the American Revolution. It resulted in the confirmation of the independence of the soon to be formed United States of America.
Which war is known as the war of independence?
americas war of independence is also known as the revolutionary war, but that is not what is meant to be called, it is actually the war of indepence.
What was the Revolutanary War?
The Revoulutionary War was a war that was a fight for Independence for the first 13 colonies of America. The colonies wanted to break apart from Great Britan, they wanted to make their own laws. So they wrote the Declaration of Independence. Britan was angry at this and so the Revoulutionary War had begun. But it all started with high taxes from the king of Britan which led to the Boston tea party and then the Revoulutionary War. - A local fourth grader
War of shot heard around the world?
It was The American Revolutionary War or American War of Independence which began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and concluded in a global war between several European great powers.
