The American Revolution
The American Revolution (1775-1783) was the successful uprising of thirteen American colonies against British rule, resulting in the founding of the United States of America.
Tensions between the colonies and Britain grew over issues of taxation without representation, eventually erupting into armed conflict at the Battles of Lexington and Concord in April 1775.
The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, formally asserting the colonies' break from British rule, though the war continued for years afterward, with crucial military and financial support from France helping tip the balance.
The war concluded with the Treaty of Paris in 1783, in which Britain formally recognized American independence, and the new nation went on to draft the U.S. Constitution in 1787, establishing the framework of government still in use today.