By:
Me and others.
Causes of the War
The war was triggered by the financial costs of the Anglo-French
wars of the previous thirty years, in particular the Seven Years
War (1756-63). A principal theatre of conflict had been in North
America, where it was felt that the colonials had failed to play
their part either financially or in the fighting. The American
Revolutionary War (1775–1783) or American War of
Independence[1] began as a war between the Kingdom of Great
Britain and thirteen former British colonies in North America, and
concluded in a global war between several European great
powers.
The war was the culmination of the political American Revolution,
whereby many of the colonists rejected the legitimacy of the
Parliament of Great Britain to govern them without
representation, claiming that this violated the Rights of
Englishmen. The First Continental Congress met in 1774 to
coordinate relations with Great Britain and the by-then thirteen
self-governing and individual provinces, petitioning George III for
intervention with Parliament, organizing a boycott of British
goods, while affirming loyalty to the British Crown. Their pleas
ignored, and with British soldiers billeted in Boston,
Massachusetts, by 1775 the Provincial Congresses formed the
Second Continental Congress and authorized a Continental
Army. Additional petitions to the king to intervene with Parliament
resulted in the following year with Congress being declared
traitors and the states to be in rebellion. The Americans
responded in 1776 by formally declaring their independence as
one new nation — the United States of America — claiming their
own sovereignty and rejecting any allegiance to the British
monarchy.
Why did the Americans win?
 The British also had the difficult task of fighting the war while simultaneously
retaining the allegiance of Loyalists. Loyalist support was important, since the
goal of the war was to keep the colonies in the British Empire, but this imposed
numerous military limitations. Early in the war, the Howe brothers served as
peace commissioners while simultaneously conducting the war effort, a dual
role which may have limited their effectiveness. Additionally, the British could
have recruited more slaves and Native Americans to fight the war, but this
would have alienated many Loyalists, even more so than the controversial
hiring of German mercenaries. The need to retain Loyalist allegiance also
meant that the British were unable to use the harsh methods of suppressing
rebellion they employed in Ireland and Scotland. Even with these limitations,
many potentially neutral colonists were nonetheless driven into the ranks of
the Revolutionaries because of the war. This combination of factors led
ultimately to the downfall of British rule in America and the rise of the
revolutionaries' own independent nation, the United States of America.
Events that lead to the unification
of the former 13 British colonies
 The Declaration of independence is one of the
events that led to the unification of the 13 states.
This happened just before the unification.
 The participation to the American revolution was
also one of the events.
Formulation of the constitution
 They past a lot of events such as the mount Vernon
Conference, the Annapolis convention, Philadelphia
convention.
 The drafting of the constitution had begun its
deliberations on may 25, 1787
Declaration of Independence
 On June 7, 1776, a resolution was introduced in the Second Continental
Congress declaring the union with Great Britain to be dissolved,
proposing the formation of foreign alliances, and suggesting the
drafting of a plan of confederation to be submitted to the respective
states. Independence was declared on July 4, 1776; the preparation of a
plan of confederation was postponed. Although the Declaration was a
statement of principles, it did not create a government or even a
framework for how politics would be carried out. It was the Articles of
Confederation that provided the necessary structure to the new nation
during and after the American Revolution. The Declaration, however,
did set forth the ideas of natural rights and the social contract that
would help form the foundation of constitutional government.
Declaration of Independence
 The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by
the Second Continental Congress, states the reasons the British colonies of
North America sought independence in July of 1776.
 The declaration opens with a preamble describing the document's necessity in
explaining why the colonies have overthrown their ruler and chosen to take
their place as a separate nation in the world.
 All men are created equal and there are certain unalienable rights that
governments should never violate. These rights include the right to life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness. When a government fails to protect those rights,
it is not only the right, but also the duty of the people to overthrow that
government. In its place, the people should establish a government that is
designed to protect those rights. Governments are rarely overthrown, and
should not be overthrown for trivial reasons. In this case, a long history of
abuses has led the colonists to overthrow a tyrannical government.
Declaration of independence
 The King of Great Britain, George III, is guilty of 27 specific abuses. The King interfered
with the colonists' right to self-government and for a fair judicial system. Acting with
Parliament, the King also instituted legislation that affected the colonies without their
consent. This legislation levied taxes on the colonists. It also required them to quarter
British soldiers, removed their right to trial by jury, and prevented them from trading
freely. Additionally, the King and Parliament are guilty of outright destruction of
American life and property by their refusal to protect the colonies' borders, their
confiscation of American ships at sea, and their intent to hire foreign mercenaries to fight
against the colonists.
 The colonial governments tried to reach a peaceful reconciliation of these differences
with Great Britain, but were continually ignored. Colonists who appealed to British
citizens were similarly ignored, despite their shared common heritage and their just
cause. After many peaceful attempts, the colonists have no choice but to declare
independence from Great Britain.
 The new nation will be called the United States of America and will have no further
connections with Great Britain. The new government will reserve the right to levy war,
make peace, make alliances with foreign nations, conduct trade, and do anything else
that nations do.
THE END!!!
Sources:
 http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/wars_american_
independence.html
 http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/declara
tion/summary.html
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_colonies
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_War_for_Inde
pendence