United States (during Revolutionary War)

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belligerent in war former British colony nascent sovereign state revolutionary polity

The United States during the Revolutionary War was the coalition of rebelling American colonies that fought for and ultimately secured independence from Great Britain, forming a new sovereign nation.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form	Occurrences
United States (Continental Congress)	2
United States (Patriot forces)	2
United States (Patriot cause)	1
United States (during the American Revolution)	1
United States (during the Revolution)	1
United States (historical context)	1
United States (patriot cause)	1
United States in the American Revolutionary War	1

Statements (94)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	belligerent in war ⓘ former British colony ⓘ nascent sovereign state ⓘ revolutionary polity ⓘ
adoptedArticlesOfConfederation	1777 ⓘ
airForce	none ⓘ
alliedWith	Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	American colonies in rebellion ⓘ Thirteen United States NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
capital	Annapolis, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ Princeton, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Trenton, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ York, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
commanderInChiefOfForces	George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
declaredIndependenceOn	1776-07-04 ⓘ
diplomat	Benjamin Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ John Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ John Jay NERFINISHED ⓘ
diplomaticMission	American mission to France NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime	1783 ⓘ
foughtAgainst	Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
hadSlavery	yes ⓘ
hasConstituentEntity	Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ New York NERFINISHED ⓘ North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFormOfGovernment	confederation ⓘ republic ⓘ
hasFoundingDocument	Declaration of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNumberOfConstituentColonies	13 ⓘ
headOfStateTitle	President of Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
ideologicalBasis	classical liberalism ⓘ natural rights philosophy ⓘ republicanism ⓘ
includedFreeStateGradualEmancipation	Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
includedSlaveStates	Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
issuedDocument	Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms NERFINISHED ⓘ Olive Branch Petition NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalFramework	Articles of Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ
legislativeBody	Continental Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Continental Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorBattleTheater	Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorVictory	Battle of Saratoga NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Yorktown NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryForce	Continental Army NERFINISHED ⓘ state militias ⓘ
navalForce	Continental Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfConflict	American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalLeader	Benjamin Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ James Madison NERFINISHED ⓘ John Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ John Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ
populationApproximate	2.5 million ⓘ
primaryLanguage	English ⓘ
ratifiedArticlesOfConfederation	1781 ⓘ
recognitionTreaty	Treaty of Paris (1783) NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedBy	France NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousComposition	predominantly Protestant Christianity ⓘ
resultOfWar	international recognition as an independent state ⓘ loss of British imperial rule ⓘ
signedTreaty	Treaty of Alliance (1778) NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	1775 ⓘ
successor	United States under the Constitution of 1787 NERFINISHED ⓘ
sufferedEconomicIssue	hyperinflation of Continental currency ⓘ
taxationGrievance	taxation without representation ⓘ
territoryIncludes	Atlantic seaboard from New Hampshire to Georgia ⓘ claims to lands west to the Mississippi River ⓘ
usedCurrency	Continental dollar NERFINISHED ⓘ state-issued paper money ⓘ
warAim	independence from Great Britain ⓘ self-governance ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Jersey militia → allegiance → United States (during Revolutionary War) ⓘ

"Give me liberty, or give me death!" speech → countryOfOrigin → United States (during Revolutionary War) ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States (historical context)

Battle of Fishing Creek → belligerent → United States (during Revolutionary War) ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States (Patriot forces)

British capture of Augusta (1779) → combatant → United States (during Revolutionary War) ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States (Patriot forces)

Fort Lee (Revolutionary War fort) → controlledBy → United States (during Revolutionary War) ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States (Continental Congress)

Continental Congress financial administration → appliesToJurisdiction → United States (during Revolutionary War) ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States (during the American Revolution)

Green Mountain Boys → allegiance → United States (during Revolutionary War) ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States (during the Revolution)

Vermont militia → allegiance → United States (during Revolutionary War) ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States (patriot cause)

David Poe Sr. → allegiance → United States (during Revolutionary War) ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States (Continental Congress)

Continental Army general staff → appliesToJurisdiction → United States (during Revolutionary War) ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States in the American Revolutionary War

Colonel William Ledyard → allegiance → United States (during Revolutionary War) ⓘ

subject surface form: William Ledyard

this entity surface form: United States (Patriot cause)