How long did the Revolutionary War last?

Question

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Answer 1

8 years
1775–1783

Answer 2

8 years from April 19, 1775 to September 3, 1783

The American Revolution refers to the period during the last half of the 18th century in which the Thirteen Colonies that became the United States of America gained independence from the British Empire.

In this period, the Colonies rebelled against the British Empire and entered into the American Revolutionary War, also referred to (especially in Britain) as the American War of Independence, between 1775 and 1783. This culminated in an American Declaration of Independence in 1776, and victory on the battlefield in 1781.

France played a key role in aiding the revolution, providing the Americans with money and munitions, organizing a coalition against Britain, and sending an army and a fleet that played a decisive role at the battle that effectively ended the war at Yorktown. The Americans, however, were heavily influenced by the ideas of the enlightenment philosophers, being against absolute monarchy and aristocracy, and did not see the French form of government as a model.

The American Revolution included a series of broad intellectual and social shifts that occurred in the early American society, such as the new republican ideals that took hold in the American population. In some states, sharp political debates broke out over the role of democracy in government. The American shift to republicanism, as well as the gradually expanding democracy, caused an upheaval of the traditional social hierarchy, and created the ethic that formed the core of American political values.[1]

The revolutionary era began in 1763, when the military threat to the American colonies from France ended. Adopting the view that the colonies should pay a substantial portion of the costs of defending them, Britain imposed a series of taxes which proved highly unpopular and, because the colonies lacked elected representation in the governing British Parliament, many colonists considered to be illegal. After protests in Boston, the British sent combat troops, the Americans mobilized their militia, and fighting broke out in 1775. Although Loyalists were about 15-20% of the population, throughout the war the Patriots generally controlled 80-90% of the territory; the British could only hold a few coastal cities. In 1776, representatives of the 13 colonies voted unanimously to adopt a Declaration of Independence, by which they established the United States of America. The Americans formed an alliance with France in 1778 that evened the military and naval strengths. Two main British armies were captured at Saratoga in 1777 and Yorktown in 1781, leading to peace with the Treaty of Paris in 1783. The United States was bounded by British Canada on the north, Spanish Florida on the south, and the Mississippi River on the west.

Answer 3

1775 to 1781, with a final peace treaty signed in Paris to formally end the war in 1783.

A combined force of Washington and the French Army defeated Gen. Cornwallis, at Yorktown, VA in 1781, effectively ending the war for the Brits.

The very first shots were fired by untrained farmers and citizens ("Minutemen") in 1775

Answer 4

Well I suppose you mean "The American Revolution."
There were more than a few "Revolutionary Wars."
And truth be told, I once got caught on just such an "oops"
by leaving out which country. I'm glad to finally pass the "oops" along. Your turn to pass the clarification on next!

Answer 5

not long, 8 yrs. 1775 - 1783

Answer 6

1775 THE BATTLE OF CONCORD TO 1783 THE SURRENDER OF CORNWALLIS AT YORKTOWN