Explore major battles, declarations, and treaties from 1765–1783. Learn how colonists defeated the British Empire.

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In “Shots Heard Round the World: America, Britain, and Europe in the Revolutionary ... North American colonies erupted into a global conflict. If not for the financial support of France and ...

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Charles de Gaulle’s insistence on French power and autonomy is being cited widely in France; one politician demanded that an America on ... for the oldest American alliance.