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This article is about political and social developments, and the origins and aftermath of the war. For military actions, see American Revolutionary War. For other uses, see American Revolution (disambiguation).
In this article, inhabitants of the Thirteen Colonies who supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as Americans or Patriots, and sometimes as Whigs, Rebels or Revolutionaries. Colonists who supported the British side are called Loyalists or Tories. In accordance with the policy of this encyclopedia, this article uses American English terminology; in British English these events are known as the American War of Independence.
Founding Fathers listen to the draft of the Declaration of Independence
John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence, showing the Committee of Five presenting its work to Congress
The American Revolution was a political upheaval that took place between 1765 and 1783 during which colonists in the Thirteen American Colonies rejected the British monarchy and aristocracy, overthrew the authority of Great Britain, and founded the United States of America.