What is American Revolutionary War?
{{essay}} The '''American Revolutionary War''' was a [[war]] fought between [[Great Britain]] and the original [[Thirteen Colonies]] in [[North America]] from 1775 to 1783. Most of the fighting was in [[North America]] and some other places. The [[Continental Army]], the rebel [[army]], was led by [[George Washington]] and helped by [[France]] and [[Spain]]. They defeated the British Army after the British moved their attention to other matters. After the war ended, the Thirteen Colonies became [[independent]], which meant that the [[British Empire]] was no longer in charge of them. They became the first 13 [[U.S. state|states]] of a new [[sovereign state|country]] which they called the United States. Before the American Revolutionary War, another war occurred called the [[French and Indian War]]. The French and Indian war was fought between [[France]] and [[United Kingdom|Britain]] and started in [[1754]]. Britain lost a lot of [[money]] from this, so they began [[Taxing and Spending Clause|taxing]] [[Americans]] to gain it back. The war started after years of problems between the [[British Empire]] and the colonists of North America after the [[French and Indian War]] (also called the Seven Years' War). People in the [[Thirteen Colonies]] disliked many of the actions of the [[British government]], such as the [[Intolerable Acts]]. For many years, the British government decided the countries that could trade with the colonies instead of letting the colonies decide for themselves. Many colonists wanted [[free trade]]. In 1765, the [[British Parliament]] needed money to pay back the debt for the [[French and Indian War]]. They passed a [[Law]] called the [[Stamp Act]]. This law said that colonists had to buy stamps for legal papers, [[newspaper]]s, and even [[playing card]]s, as other [[British people]] did. The money from the stamps 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