3 phases of the American War of Independence

The american war of independence It is one of the most important independence processes in the history of humanity, since it was the first revolutionary process liberal and liberation of a colony, thus serving as the basis for the rest of the revolutions that would take place years later. To get to know this event in depth, in this lesson from a Teacher we are going to talk about the phases of the war of independence, to see how the whole process evolved.

Index

1. American Revolutionary War: Summary
2. What were the stages of the Independence of the United States?
3. The start of the American Revolutionary War (1775)
4. English initiative (1776 to 1778)
5. United States counterattack (1778 to 1781)

The american war of independence It was a warlike conflict that took place between the years 1775 and 1781.

He pitted the UK against calls Thirteen colonies, which were British colonies located in North America that, after years of suffering abuse by the English, decided to unite to become independent from the metropolis.

The war was very important at the international level, since the first independence of a colony brought a series of changes and novelties for which the population of the Modern Age was not prepared, appearing numerous intellectuals of the Enlightenment who sought to frame their ideas in this period.

To this must be added the interest from countries such as France and Spain that they sought to collaborate in a war that could weaken their great rival, the United Kingdom.

Here is a review of the phases of the war of independence. Later, we will analyze them one by one:

• The start of the war (1775)
• English initiative (1776 to 1778)
• United States counterattack (1778 to 1781)
• End of the war: December 3, 1783

It is the first of the phases of the war of independence of the United States, the one of the beginning of the conflict, taking place in 1775. In this first year the first battles and conflicts of interest take place, which in many cases were focused on marking territorial limits on the areas.

On April 19, 1975 The beginning of the war takes place, when some Englishmen took the weapons depot located in Concord, since the riots in boston They predicted a revolution and the English thought that by taking the deposit they would put an end to this.

This all started with the English taking the cities of Concord and Lexington. After that, the English took the city of Boston, which was besieged by the settlers and would not be taken by them until a year later.

After this beginning, the battles were happening for the 13 colonies, faced different groups of settlers and British, the English being almost always the winners because they are greater in number and have better weapons.

The settlers understood that they needed better management if they wanted to survive and, therefore, in May 1975 the Second Continental Congress, in which the main leaders of the revolution made important decisions. Numerous positions and generals were named, being especially relevant that of commander in chief at the head of George Washington.

After several defeats, such as the one that occurred in Quebec, the British began a persecution and offensive against settlers, being what begins the second phase of the war.

The second phase of the war is known as the English initiative, taking place between 1776 and 1778. It was marked by numerous English victories and the continuing retreat of the Americans.

The beginning of this stage is marked by the offensives in New York and New Jersey by the English, since the presence of George Washington in this city made him very important. After almost a year of battles, the English were victorious, taking New York, although following the area of ​​New Jersey in colonist hands.

On July 4, 1776, the United States Declaration of Independence, in which the 13 colonies are formed as a nation. This led to the creation of a new state and made nations like France or Spain begin to see the United States as an equal, starting the sending aid in men and arms.

Thanks to the help of European nations, the Americans began to match forces with the English. In 1777 they achieved an important victory at Saratoga, being the first for the Americans, and causing France to enter the war.

The Battle of Saratoga It is, therefore, the moment that is considered key for the phase change, being when the colonist counterattack begins.

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To continue this lesson on phases of the war of independence, we must talk about the third and last phase from the war. It happened between 1778 and 1781 and that was when the United States managed to turn the war around.

Behind the alliance with France and Spain, the settlers managed to win numerous battles against the English, changing the direction of the campaigns and now it was the English who had to flee from the Americans.

After numerous battles and victories of the Americans, finally the battle of yorktown in which the Americans achieved a final victory against the English in the city of Yorktown. They surrounded the British in Virginia and forced them to surrender.

On December 3, 1783, the end of the war took place., when the English were forced to sue the United States for peace. They signed the Treaty of Paris and the end of the war and the independence of the United States came.

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