The war started after years of problems between the British Empire (The Red
Coats) and the colonists of North America, especially Roanoke after the French and Indian War. There were 13 colonies, and the colonists (people living in the colonies)
did not like many of the actions of the British Government. For many
years the British government decided which countries could trade with the
colonies, instead of the colonies deciding it themselves. Many colonists
wanted free trade.

In 1765, the British Parliament needing money
for the French and Indian War, and passed a law called the Stamp Act. This law said that
colonists had to buy stamps for legal papers, newspapers, and even playing cards,
as other British people did. The money from thestamps went to the King. The colonies did not follow this law. The colonies kept
refusing to do what the King wanted. The Boston Tea Party and Boston
Massacre caused people to become angrier about the situation. The British sent more soldiers to keep control of the colonies and sometimes had to fight. In 1774,
the British passed the Intolerable Acts The bearable relationship of the colonies with Great Britain was shattered by the
British Crown's attempt to extract more taxes. It was unhappy because the settlers had no representatives in the London Parliament to make their position
heard. Then, a group of intellectuals began to claim that "without representation, there is no imposition", that is, without equal treatment they would not pay taxes.
This disagreement was aggravated after the Seven Years War of England against
France (1748-1756), in which the inhabitants of the colonies collaborated
with troops and victuals so that the English could seize all the French lands in North
America. But the colonies had not deserved an improvement in the deal, on the contrary, England responded by raising taxes
on sugar, tea, and paperwork.

A series of peaceful demonstrations,
especially in Boston, the colonial capital, had no echo. That led a group of discontents to
form a secret society, the Sons of Liberty, who assaulted, disguised as Indians, three
ships of the East India Company that had arrived from Great Britain with a large cargo
of tea. It was December 16, 1773, and after capturing the crew, they threw over 342
barrels overboard with a total of 45 tons of tea, which sank irretrievably. This is what is known as El motín de té de Boston.

The First Continental Congress, which was comprised of delegates from the
colonies, met in 1774 in reaction to the Coercive Acts, a series of measures imposed by the British government on the colonies in response to their resistance
to new taxes.In 1775, the Second Continental
Congress convened after the American Revolutionary War (1775-
83) had already begun. The situation was festering and
parting and the war broke out. The first shots were crossed in the town of
Lexington on April 19, 1775. In May the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia itself. It made arrangements to organize an army, appointed 14
generals and put them under the command of George Washington, who was a rich landowner of Virginia, 43 years old. Washington had some military
experience, for he had fought for the English against the French and commanded several expeditions against the Indians. When Great Britain realized that it was a
war and not just a revolt, he sent an army of 30,000 men, under Sir William Howe, to New York, a city that thought itself more favorable to the Crown, leaving Boston
where they were very unpopular. Howe sought to isolate New England and defeat the rebel army
in a decisive battle, in the style of the great war movements in Europe. But Washington shied
away from a battle campal and, rather, used a
system of "guerrilla warfare".

The battle began on April 19, 1775, in Lexington and
Concord Massachusetts On June 14, 1775, Also, George Washington takes command of the newly
designated Continental Army. Great Britain realized that was the beginning of a war, so
appoints William Howe as the leader of his army. From 1775 to 1777, Howe commanded the largest
expeditionary force Britain had ever amassed, confronting the rebel army under George Washington and
enjoying a string of victories.

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE – JULY 4TH, 1776

The Continental Congress met in Philadelphia intending to vote for independence
from England. In anticipation of this vote, Congress selected a committee to draft a declaration of independence. The committee, composed of John Adams,
Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman, in turn, instructed Thomas Jefferson to write the declaration.
The declaration of independence is a document written by Thomas Jefferson on July 4th, 1776.
It proclaimed the right to independence for the American colonies to separate from Great
Britain. The declaration of independence starts by describing the reasons why it’s so
important and required to claim their independence. For example, “All men are created equal”. Human beings must have equal opportunities, and there are
specified rights that should never be taken, or given away. These rights contain the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Being independent and
becoming their ruler, the colonies would create a government that abides by these rules.
On July 4, 1776, Congress approved by unanimously the Declaration of Independence of
the United States. John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington, who later became
presidents of the nation, were among the 56 members of Congress, in addition to the scientist
Benjamin Franklin. During the war, 14 of the signatories died

Great Britain came to have, in 1778, in North America, about 50,000 well-trained
soldiers, about 18,000 mercenaries Germans they hired for the race; they used half of his powerful fleet; inflicted a series of initial defeats of the settlers, and
faced an inexperienced army, but the war was not a "triumphant ride" for the British, as they predicted. The Americans were successful in shunning open
battles and attacking with skirmishes; that made them more dangerous than "if they had a large regular army." It was key, for the revolutionaries, the
development of the Pennsylvania model rifle, of great precision from more than 80 meters. It was a more effective weapon than the ancient and imprecise
muskets. The defeat of the British in Saratoga,
north of New York, in October 1777, was important. From there, France
arrived openly in the war: supported with money, arms, and armies of sea
and land. Spain, which supported the rebels with money, arms, and
ammunition, was still reluctant to direct intervention.
But a year later, they declared war on England, after a secret agreement with France. Later, Holland also joined the coalition formed by Spain and France.