An American Revolution also known as the Revolutionary War. It began
in year 1775. Both British soldiers and American patriots started the
war with battles at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. The Colonists
in America wanted independence from England. The British government
attempted to pass some laws, enforce several taxes, and increase more
control over the colonies. The colonies strongly objected to these laws
and taxes. They wanted England to have no control over them. For 10
years before the war actually started, there was a lot of tension
between England and the colonies. The colonies had no central government
at the beginning of the war. So, delegates from all the colonies were
sent to form the first Continental Congress. George Washington, a former
military officer and wealthy Virginian was appointed as a Commander in
Chief of the Continental Army. The Members of the Continental Congress
wrote a letter to King George of England outlining their complaints and
declaring their independence from England. On July 4, 1776, the
Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, in which
the colonies declared their independence from England. And finally, the
war ended in year 1783. Thus, the United States of America (USA) was
born.
