revolutionary war a revolution or war for independance
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"American Revolution" or "War For Independence"?
America came a long way from since the Constitution was ratified on July 4th, 1788. In my opinion, America becoming independent went through two stages. What I would consider to be the American Revolution is a whole different stage in America's independence than the war for independence..
The American Revolution was the beginning parts to America becoming an independent nation which stirred up the war. Some colonists were beginning to become tired of living under British rule. On the other hand, there were colonists that supported the British and believed that living under British rule would be better than living in a new independent nation. The colonists were beginning to grow tired of paying taxes and having everything they did controlled by the British. Because of this, there were several events that began to stir a revolution such as The Boston Tea Party. King George III returned this with the Intolerable Acts..