2025 civics test · Question 76 of 128 · Colonial Period and Independence

What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?

Official answers

• American Revolution
• The (American) Revolutionary War
• War for (American) Independence

Why

The colonists went to war with Great Britain in 1775 and declared independence during the fighting. The war is called the American Revolution. A treaty in 1783 recognized the United States as an independent country.