American Revolution
Conflict between Great Britain and thirteen of Britain's North American colonies (1775–1783) that resulted in independence for the colonies and in the formation of the United States of America.
American Revolution
Conflict between Great Britain and thirteen of Britain's North American colonies (1775–1783) that resulted in independence for the colonies and in the formation of the United States of America.
A version of this article originally appeared in Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience.