USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -After French assistance helped the Continental Army force the British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781, the Americans had effectively won their independence, though fighting would not formally end until 1783.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Patriots ended up winning the war against the British in 1781. Officially, the Treaty of Paris ended the war and recognized the independent country of the United States of America in 1783. Stated in the treaty was an allowance for most British soldiers and Loyalists to return home to Great Britain.

Detailed explanation-3: -Perhaps the single most important reason for the patriot victory was the breadth of popular support for the Revolution. The Revolution would have failed miserably without the participation of thousands of ordinary farmers, artisans, and laborers who put themselves into the line of fire.

Detailed explanation-4: -Patriots, also known as Whigs, were the colonists who rebelled against British monarchial control. Their rebellion was based on the social and political philosophy of republicanism, which rejected the ideas of a monarchy and aristocracy – essentially, inherited power.