The American Revolution Foreign
Influence
1775-1783
The
American Revolution was the result of years of
disputes between the British Government and the
American coloniesover the economic, political, social and military
control of the eastern coast of the North America.
Initially the colonist wanted to remain within the
empire but wanted to have greater autonomy over
their internal affairs and economy. The British on
the other hand wanted to maintain the economic and
political monopoly. Several attempts were made to
reconcile their differences but those who wanted
strict control from London prevailed. Eventually the
British tried to enforce their rule using both
regular English troops and German mercenaries and
revolution resulted. The conflict lasted until
Cornwallis surrendered atYorktownand aThe Treaty of Paris 1783gave the new nation its
independence.
Some graphics reproduced using Print Shop Deluxe, Broderbund
Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved used by permission.
The Classroom does not claim
all descriptions of sites to be their own words.
The Classroom makes no promises or representations about the gadgets on
this site as to quality. content or performance
