How revolutionary was the American war for independence? Did it bring enough change to warrant the name "Revolution? The American war of independence was also known as the American revolutionary war. This war was fought between the American colonies and England. The war itself started with the battle of Lexington and concord. It started when some soldiers of the British army arrived in Lexington, Massachusetts. Over there, they fired at the colonial militia which it …showed first 75 words of 918 total…

…showed last 75 words of 918 total…States. They felt that equality was essential. "Even though they failed to abolish slavery, institute universal manhood suffrage, or apply equality to women, they articulated a set of assumptions about people's rights and liberties that challenge future generations of Americans."(Divine 168) . Reference: America past and present, volume I, Divine Breen and Fredrickson Williams, copyright 2002 http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/American%20Revolution http://www.kusd.edu/schools/lance/platinum/banaszynski/revolution/patriot_links_2003/taxes_taxes_taxes.html