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THE  AMERICAREVOLUTION

         The Revolutionary War started in 1775 and ended in 1783.  This war involved Great Britain, France, and the United States of America. During the war the President was George Washington. This war started from taxes on American Trade, the rise in prices of goods and service, The Stamp Act, The Quartering Act, and the controlling of sea. This war ended up with the United States winning from the Brits signing the Treaty of Paris after the Battle of Yorktown. The Treaty of Paris is a document stating the British government recognizing the Untied States independence, and it borders from the Great Lakes to Florida, and as far west as the Mississippi. The Treaty of Paris also, stated the Americans agreeing to respect the property of loyalists and to allow British merchants to collect debts owned to them by peasants and others.

Major battles of the War Include:

  • Battle of Camden

  • Battle of Saratoga

  • Battle of New York

  • Battle of Bunker Hill