to rule as they belonged to the Anglican Church. So a civil war in the midst of the revolution became inevitable. Treaty of Paris In , the British Parliament decided that it was pointless to carry on the war. Lord North resigned as Prime Minister.
King George lost control over the House of Commons. The new Prime Minister Lord Rockingham started the peace talks. A peace treaty was signed between the Great Britain and America in at Paris. George Washington The Declaration of Independence ( ) It was Richard Lee who proposed that the colonies should be independent states.
A draft committee was formed to draft the declaration of independence whose members included Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams. The British army was led by William Howe while the American forces were led by George Washington. Though in the initial phases Howe made a few successful attempts by defeating Washington at Brooklyn, New York and New Jersey, Washington, through his planned military tactics inflicted defeat on the British army. In , at the Battle of Saratoga, the British General Burgoyne was forced to surrender.
Finally, the British forces surrendered to the American forces in at York Town. With this victory the northern colonies became free. However, Howe retained New York almost till the end of the war. American war of independence Solidarity of European Powers with Colonists During the American war of independence, the European powers that were not on friendly terms with the British decided to support the American colonies.
The countries in Northern Europe including Prussia, Sweden and Denmark formed the ‘Armed neutrality’ against Great Britain. Britain was in turmoil as it had to face hostility from its enemies as well as neutral powers. The Age of Revolutions The American Revolution was a setback for colonialism. The demand of the colonies for independence against their colonial masters became widespread in many parts of the world.
It paved the way for a free society where every individual was given the freedom of speech, freedom of religion