The American War for Independence

A new approach to understanding the term "Revolution" when it is used to describe the American Revolution. Through definitions, historical events, and statements the term "Civil War" accurately describes the conflict in the English Colonies starting in 1775. The American War for Independence was not a revolution, but rather a civil war.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Revolution
• American
• Civil War
• English
• Independence
• War for Independence
• Rebellion

[mike360i]

I'd just like to say it was a british civil war. not "english"

and even though george III was on the throne. the constitution was already written by then, meaning Power was with the prime minister and parliment, not monarch

[buidseach]

I notice how the Americans celibrate their Irish and Scottish Ancestry But ignore their English Ancestors which is probably where most of them come from.

[TypeCOrbitalFrame]

'@TypeCOrbitalFrame oh by northern colonies i refer to the lands in today's canda

[TypeCOrbitalFrame]

question - correct me if i'm worng, but this war ended when the new united states attaked the northen colonies AFTER they had signed the ceasefire truce independence agreement whatever, and were promptly given a damn good thrashing?

and this is me being stubborn but the colonies and all those lovely resources would have been ours today if the french hadnt had a policy helping insurgents and rebelions and uprisings all across the other european empires. its was all part of the game baby!

[TheTurtleAshes]

Yes ... it was a Civil War. Even George Washington, the first US President was British, as was Thomas Paine. The Declaration Of Independence was written by Englishmen in England. It was Britain Vs Britain.

[PoisonedShaggy101]

I wish my professor taught like this :(

[XxXIRISHSNIPER]

@british123able yes ye did

[MayonaiseKing100]

i don't get how americans celebrate independence day, AND st patricks day...because surely they moved away to america to get away from britain...so why celebrate their british heriatage?? STUPID...also, love how america became the "land of the free". and then became the total opposite...drinking age 21, segregation right up until the 60s (and still going on in the DEEP south), crap brainwashing T.V, War mongering governments...STUPID I TELLSYA!

[calvinhobbesliker2]

@british123able Seriously? British troops fought in the Caribbean, English Channel, the Mediterranean, and Indian Ocean. It was the FRENCH won defeated the Brits at Yorktown. I do have an education. Get an unbiased one that isn't nationalistic.

BTW, Waterloo was in 1815. War of Independence ended in 1783. Also, Waterloo had 68000 British troops and 72000 French

A few hundred soldiers? LOL! That's the force that attacked Concord and got their asses handed to them.

[british123able]

@calvinhobbesliker2 that was not a war. that was a few hundred soldiers sent by the king to take on everyone in the foreign land. the war was on the battlefield of waterloo. quarter of a million french vs 100,000 british. thats a war, that was the war. u fight but a fraction of the empire and you scream victory for all eternity ??? give me a break. get an education.

[calvinhobbesliker2]

@british123able Wow, you're unable to refute my claim that Britain lost to France so you reassert your claim