The war fought in the English American colonies for independence is called the Revolutionary War.
The American Revolution
The American revolution was a 5 year war between the American colonies and the British. In 1776 the colonies declared independence from Britain and this resulted in the revolution. Washington was commander of American troops and in 1789 he became the first president after the constitution was written.
In the Revolutionary War, also known as the American War for Independence, the colonies separated from England.
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loyalist planned to move north
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.
The battle by the 13 British American colonies for independence was called the American Revolution.
Count the bars on the American flag. There is 13; one for each of the original colonies.
The war was called the American Revolution as it was won by the colonies, it is also known as the American War of Independence. It lasted from 1775 to 1781 and declared the United States of America's independance from England. The war becan simply as defensive movements against the increasingly tyranical actions of the crown's army in the colonies, and was not a blatant war in colonial minds until 1776 with the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The Commander and Chief throught was George Washington, and the Battle of Yorktown is considered the battle which ended the war.
The American colonists were seeking independence from Great Britain. In order to have that independence, the American Revolutionary War was fought.