were the American participants in the war of Independence?

Question

insurgents

Answer 1

Yes.

They were also called rebels. Some called themselves "Sons of Liberty".

The native peoples who fought against the Crown, the American colonists, and later the United States government could also be called insurgents.

Answer 2

Somebody has there facts a little wrong, must not be a Yank. The issue as was stated by another was taxation without representation. The British would not have won that war. Couldn't even get us in the War of 1812. Have a sparkling day.
Don't really care if they are insurgents or not I prefer the word Victor.

Answer 3

I guess you could call them that. They rebelled against their legitimate Govt.

Its ironic that most people consider the American War of Independance a fight for freedom, when the REAL reasons for the war were;

1) The so called Rice Kings (smugglers) were angry at the British for LOWERING taxes (so that goods were officialy cheaper than smuggled goods)

2) The British enforced the agreements with the Indians, that prevented expansion west. Greedy Yanks wanted to take over the land.

We all know what happened to the Indians now dont we?

ANother interesting fact about the war is that Britain simply gave up. The war could have continued after Yorktown, but it was regarded as too costly.

Possibly the biggest mistake any Govt has made in the history of the world.

Answer 4

Well, until the end of the war and the accepting of the final draft of the Constitution in 1789 there was no USA or American's. Everyone who lived in North American Atlantic seaboard were British and lived in British colonies. If Paul Revere had cried out "The British are coming." he would have simply confused everyone for everyone was British. In fact he would have shouted nothing as he was trying to avoid detection by the army patrols. He failed and never delivered the message he carried. Thankfully or not depending on your side there three men sent out. In point of fact in the first four years of the Revolution more of the colonists fought for the Crown then fought for what was the United Colonists and the Contiental Congress. They who rebelled against the Crown were simply put, traitors, until they won and then they were founding fathers and patriots.

Answer 5

The Americans were not insurgents, they were living in their own country.They were fighting for their independance from British rule. The war cry was taxation without representation. because The American settlers had no representation in the British government. They had no say in the running of their country. Incidentally, I am welsh, and did you know that on the american act of independance there are 11 welsh men who signed it. Cymru am Byth.

Answer 6

All depends on who you asked. Please do remember though that History is Written by the Victor. Those "Insurgents" won so they got to write the History Books. They were Revolutionary Men and Women. Please do remember though that when the Constitution of the United States was written there has only been 27 Changes (Amendments) made to that document which was first written May 14, 1787. Not too bad that our founding fathers were able to have that far reaching of thought that they pretty much thought through all that they did back before everything that we have today.

Answer 7

No. Usually insurgents are from outside of the country where the action is being perpetrated.

Answer 8

The "American Revolution" became already happening with the aid of the time history's American conflict of Independence started (went from chilly to warm) in 1775...and it became nevertheless happening after the excellent peace treaty went into consequence in 1784. extremely some historians seem to the era from 1765 (The Stamp Act) interior the direction of the tip of Washington's 2d term as president in 1797 because of the fact the real era. i've got certainly debated some especially savvy scholars who think of it gradually equipped from as early as King William's conflict after the issuance of england's very own "invoice Of Rights" interior the 1690's and went on until the Treaty of Ghent ending the conflict of 1812. considering the fact that i'm in basic terms an amateur historian, i might do some respectable quantity of your very own study...as you ought to because of the fact it is your task :) good success!

Answer 9

I guess you call call us Americans at least Southern Americans. Yes we fought for our freedom only to have these hopes dashed by Lincoln. Oh, wait you are talking about the first war for Independence. Sorry.

God Bless You and Our Southern People.

Answer 10

No. They were traitors.

If it hadn't been for the French fleet, the leaders would have been hanged, the fighters would have gone to a concentration camp in Cuba and the US would now be part of Canada.