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Wikipedia: The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) or American War of Independence began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen former British colonies in North America, and concluded in a global war between several European great powers. The war was the culmination of the political American Revolution, whereby many of the colonists rejected the legitimacy of the Parliament of Great Britain to govern them without representation, claiming that this violated the Rights of Englishmen. The First Continental Congress met in 1774 to coordinate relations with Great Britain and the thirteen now self-governing and individual provinces, petitioning George III for intervention with Parliament, organizing a boycott of British goods, while affirming loyalty to the British Crown.
![[Washington and Lafayette look over the troops at Valley Forge.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Washington_and_Lafayette_at_Valley_Forge_s.jpg "Washington and Lafayette look over the troops at Valley Forge.")
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![[Map of campaigns in the Revolutionary War]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/American_Revolution_Campaigns_1775_to_1781_s.jpg "Map of campaigns in the Revolutionary War")
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