France and Spain were America's allies, with the French supplying troops, warships, and money, and the Spanish providing loans. While both governments were sympathetic to the American goal of independence, both were equally motivated by the idea that an American victory might serve to weaken Great Britain, their long-time enemy.
fance
The French.
The American colonists were seeking independence from Great Britain. In order to have that independence, the American Revolutionary War was fought.
England
The original American colonies were a product of British explorations on the East coast of what is now the US. The British colonies took many decades to form what became the 13 colonies that rebelled against Britain in 1776.
American merchants complained that the British were keeping Americans out of the West Indies and other British markets that they could make money from.
Mercantilism was important to the British controlled 13 American colonies. Since the United States was based on the formation of these British ruled colonies, the economic system was of importance to them. It was also a factor in the rebellion of these colonies and their departure from the British Empire.For a long period of time, the Empire was not focused on her American colonies. Important conquests on a world wide basis were on the minds of Great Britain, as much of the empire had to deal with native peoples who had no "natural loyalty" to the British Crown. This was in spite of the cotton and tobacco crops of the colonies.Prior to 1783, the colonies enjoyed a good degree of self government;* The colonies disregarded many of the Crown's mercantilist laws;* This included the so-called Navigation Acts.Then due to the French and Indian War, things began to change. The French were defeated by the British in "continental" America. This however, left a bad taste with the British as they did not consider the efforts of the colonists to help in that war to be adequate.With that in mind, King George and the Tory party became determined to reestablish better control of the colonies and compel the colonies to bear part of the cost of this war.The economic affect on the colonies was the enforcement of mercantilist laws and to increase taxation as much as possible.The Mercantilist economic laws were geared to be an aid to the Mother country and less so for her colonies. Colonial defiance of the Crown's mercantile systemwas one part of the reason the American colonies rebelled against the British Empire.
France
France.
Great Britain. As the name suggests, this war was a revolution against British rule of the American colonies.
Great Britain -- as the name suggests, this war was a revolution against British rule of the American colonies.
Great Britain -- as the name suggests, this war was a revolution against British rule of the American colonies.
The American colonists were seeking independence from Great Britain. In order to have that independence, the American Revolutionary War was fought.
because the Virginia colonies didn't want to be taxed by Parliament. Parliament was the british government. and they wanted to be their own country. they didn't want England to rule them any more.
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because the Virginia colonies didn't want to be taxed by Parliament. Parliament was the british government. and they wanted to be their own country. they didn't want England to rule them any more.
Since the American colonies were not a united entity, they did not have a capital. I suppose the closest thing to that would be London, the capital of the British empire.
The thirteen colonies were British.
The American colonies were the first ever to revolt against a mother country.