<P> By spring 1775 , all royal officials had been expelled , and the Continental Congress hosted a convention of delegates for the 13 colonies . It raised an army to fight the British and named George Washington its commander , made treaties , declared independence , and recommended that the colonies write constitutions and become states . The Second Continental Congress assembled in May 1775 and began to coordinate armed resistance against Britain . It established a government that recruited soldiers and printed its own money . General Washington took command of the Patriot soldiers in New England and forced the British to withdraw from Boston . In 1776 , the Thirteen Colonies declared their independence from Britain . With the help of France and Spain , they defeated the British in the American Revolutionary War . In the Treaty of Paris ( 1783 ) , Britain officially recognized the independence of the United States of America . </P>
<P> By spring 1775 , all royal officials had been expelled , and the Continental Congress hosted a convention of delegates for the 13 colonies . It raised an army to fight the British and named George Washington its commander , made treaties , declared independence , and recommended that the colonies write constitutions and become states . The Second Continental Congress assembled in May 1775 and began to coordinate armed resistance against Britain . It established a government that recruited soldiers and printed its own money . General Washington took command of the Patriot soldiers in New England and forced the British to withdraw from Boston . In 1776 , the Thirteen Colonies declared their independence from Britain . With the help of France and Spain , they defeated the British in the American Revolutionary War . In the Treaty of Paris ( 1783 ) , Britain officially recognized the independence of the United States of America . </P>
who did the 13 colonies declared independence from
who did the 13 colonies declared independence from
Britain
Britain