USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Until early in 1778, the American Revolution was a civil war within the British Empire, but it became an international war as France (in 1778) and Spain (in 1779) joined the colonies against Britain.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Loyalists, or Tories, stayed loyal to Great Britain. They were not going to change their views. The Patriots, or Whigs, wanted independence. Before the Revolutionary War, most people in America were Loyalists; but after it, most people were Patriots.

Detailed explanation-3: -The colonists fought the British because they wanted to be free from Britain. They fought the British because of unfair taxes. They fought because they didn’t have self-government. When the American colonies formed, they were part of Britain.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Americans, with help from Spain, the Netherlands and France, defeated the British during the American Revolutionary War.