American revolutionaries biography

1765–1783 ideological and political movement in North America

This article is about political and social developments, and the origin and aftermath of the war.

For military actions, see American Revolutionary War. For other uses, see American Revolution (disambiguation).

The American Revolution (1765–1783) was an ideological and political movement in the Thirteen Colonies which peaked when colonists initiated the ultimately successful war for independence (the American Revolutionary War) against the Kingdom of Great Britain.

American revolutionaries biography

Leaders of the American Revolution were colonial separatist leaders who originally sought more autonomy as British subjects, but later assembled to support the Revolutionary War, which ended British colonial rule over the colonies, establishing their independence as the United States of America in July 1776.

Discontent with colonial rule began shortly after the defeat of France in the French and Indian War in 1763. Although the colon