The American Revolutionary War, also known as the American War of Independence, was a

military conflict fought between 1775 and 1783. The war arose from growing tensions
between residents of Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies and the colonial
government, which represented the British crown . The conflict resulted in the political
independence of 13 of Great Britain’s North American colonies, which went on to form the
United States of America . The war was fought between the United States and its allies,
including France and Spain, and Great Britain and its allies, including German mercenaries
and Native Americans . The war ended with the Treaty of Paris, which recognized the
independence of the United States and marked the end of the First British Empire . The
treaty also resulted in territorial changes, with Great Britain ceding generally all mainland
territories east of the Mississippi River, south of the Great Lakes, and north of the Floridas
to the United States, Tobago and Senegal to France, and Menorca, West Florida, and East
Florida to Spain .