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Title: American Revolutionary War

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The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), ■ Translation ■

also known as the American War of
Independence, was a war between Great Britain 미국 독립전쟁으로 알려진 미국 독립전쟁(1775–
and its Thirteen Colonies which declared 1783)은 1776 년 7 월 주권국가로 독립을 선언한 13
independence in July 1776 as a sovereign 개 식민지들과 영국 사이의 전쟁이었다.
nation; the United States of America. 1765 년 이후, 헌법과 정치적 큰 차이가 영국과
After 1765, growing constitutional and political 미국 식민지의 관계를 악화시켰다.
differences strained the relationship between
Great Britain and its American
colonies. Patriot protests against taxation without
representation followed the Stamp Act and
escalated into boycotts, which culminated in
1773 with the Sons of Liberty destroying a
shipment of tea in Boston Harbor.
Reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution
ary_War

■ Summary ■
The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783),
also known as the American War of Independence,
was a war between Great Britain and its Thirteen
Colonies which declared independence in July 1776
as a sovereign nation; the United States of America.
After 1765, growing constitutional and political
differences strained the relationship between Great
Britain and its American colonies.