United States (during Revolutionary War)

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The United States during the Revolutionary War was the coalition of rebelling American colonies that fought for and ultimately secured independence from Great Britain, forming a new sovereign nation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf belligerent in war
former British colony
nascent sovereign state
revolutionary polity
adoptedArticlesOfConfederation 1777
airForce none
alliedWith Dutch Republic
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Spain
alsoKnownAs American colonies in rebellion
Thirteen United States
United States of America
capital Annapolis, Maryland
New York City
Philadelphia
Princeton, New Jersey
Trenton, New Jersey
York, Pennsylvania
commanderInChiefOfForces George Washington
declaredIndependenceOn 1776-07-04
diplomat Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
John Jay
diplomaticMission American mission to France
endTime 1783
foughtAgainst Kingdom of Great Britain
hadSlavery yes
hasConstituentEntity Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Virginia
hasFormOfGovernment confederation
republic
hasFoundingDocument Declaration of Independence
hasNumberOfConstituentColonies 13
headOfStateTitle President of Congress
ideologicalBasis classical liberalism
natural rights philosophy
republicanism
includedFreeStateGradualEmancipation Pennsylvania
includedSlaveStates Georgia
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
issuedDocument Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms
Olive Branch Petition
legalFramework Articles of Confederation
legislativeBody Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress
majorBattleTheater Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War
Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War
majorVictory Battle of Saratoga
linked to: Siege of Saratoga

Siege of Yorktown
militaryForce Continental Army
state militias
navalForce Continental Navy
partOfConflict American Revolutionary War
politicalLeader Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
John Adams
John Hancock
Samuel Adams
Thomas Jefferson
populationApproximate 2.5 million
primaryLanguage English
ratifiedArticlesOfConfederation 1781
recognitionTreaty Treaty of Paris (1783)
recognizedBy France
Great Britain
religiousComposition predominantly Protestant Christianity
resultOfWar international recognition as an independent state
loss of British imperial rule
signedTreaty Treaty of Alliance (1778)
Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778)
startTime 1775
successor United States under the Constitution of 1787
sufferedEconomicIssue hyperinflation of Continental currency
taxationGrievance taxation without representation
territoryIncludes Atlantic seaboard from New Hampshire to Georgia
claims to lands west to the Mississippi River
usedCurrency Continental dollar
state-issued paper money
warAim independence from Great Britain
self-governance

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New Jersey militia allegiance United States (during Revolutionary War)
"Give me liberty, or give me death!" speech countryOfOrigin United States (historical context)
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Battle of Fishing Creek belligerent United States (Patriot forces)
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British capture of Augusta (1779) combatant United States (Patriot forces)
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Fort Lee (Revolutionary War fort) controlledBy United States (Continental Congress)
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Continental Congress financial administration appliesToJurisdiction United States (during the American Revolution)
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Green Mountain Boys allegiance United States (during the Revolution)
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Vermont militia allegiance United States (patriot cause)
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David Poe Sr. allegiance United States (Continental Congress)
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Continental Army general staff appliesToJurisdiction United States in the American Revolutionary War
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William Ledyard allegiance United States (Patriot cause)
subject linked to: Colonel William Ledyard
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Elijah Churchill allegiance United States (Continental Congress)
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Daniel Bissell Jr. militaryAllegiance United States (Continental Congress)
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Hancock (Continental Navy frigate) allegiance United States (Continental Congress)
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Middlesex County militia allegiance United States (Patriot cause)
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Elijah Churchill allegiance United States (Continental Congress)
subject linked to: Sergeant Elijah Churchill
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Cumberland County militia allegiance United States (Continental Congress)
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Pennsylvania Navy allegiance United States (patriot cause)
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Battle of Sumter’s Defeat belligerent United States (Patriot forces)
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Memoirs of the American Revolution setting American colonies during the Revolutionary War
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John Evans affiliation United States (founding era)
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Isaac Touro countryOfResidence United States (colonial America)
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Mangas Coloradas associatedWithCountry United States (historical context)
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Wilkes County Regiment of the North Carolina militia allegiance United States (Continental cause)
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Illinois Regiment of the Virginia State Forces allegiance United States (Continental cause)
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Continental forces of the American Revolution country United States (Thirteen Colonies / United States in formation)
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Nathaniel Scudder militaryAllegiance United States (Continental forces)
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Battle of Blue Licks belligerentSide United States (Patriot militia)
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