USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1776, in Philadelphia, the Second Continental Congress declared the independence of the colonies as the “United States". Led by General George Washington, it won the Revolutionary War. The peace treaty of 1783 established the borders of the new sovereign state.

Detailed explanation-2: -On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson went before a joint session of Congress to request a declaration of war against Germany.

Detailed explanation-3: -Contents. The Revolutionary War (1775-83), also known as the American Revolution, arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies and the colonial government, which represented the British crown.