Civil_War_Versun_American_Revoution

Civil War Versun American Revoution Throughout history, the United States of America has been the center of 2 major conflicts. First, the U.S. fought for its independence. This war came to be known as the American Revolution. Later, after years of internal dispute and struggle, the U.S. erupted into an internal war. This came to be known as the Civil War. These two conflicts are different but are both quite important to the formation of our country. Looking back at the Revolution, we saw the 13 American colonies revolted against their British rulers in 1775. The war began on April 19, when British regulars fired on the Minutemen of Lexington, Mass. The fighting ended with the surrender of the British at Yorktown on Oct. 19, 1781. In 1783 Great Britain signed a formal treaty recognizing the independence of the colonies. Through the hardships of life in a wild, new land, the American settlers gained strength and a firm belief in the rights and liberties of the individual man. They revolted because England interfered with their trade and industry, demanded unjust taxes, and sent British troops to compel obedience. At first they fought only for their rights. After a year of war they war, american, civil, revolution, states, fought, both, wars, two, south, great, british, between, americans, unity, union, north, april, united, took, revolutionary, place, known, independence, first, conflicts, confederate, colonies, came, because, america, after, act, years, victory