<Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> April 19 , 1775 -- September 3 , 1783 ( 8 years , 4 months and 15 days ) Ratification effective : May 12 , 1784 ( 9 years and 23 days ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Eastern North America , Caribbean Sea , Indian subcontinent , Central America , Europe , Africa , the Atlantic Ocean , and the Indian Ocean </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> American - Allied victory : </P> <Ul> <Li> Peace of Paris </Li> <Li> British recognition of American independence </Li> <Li> End of the First British Empire </Li> <Li> British retention of Canada and Gibraltar </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Territorial changes </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Great Britain cedes to the United States the area east of the Mississippi River and south of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River </Li> <Li> Great Britain cedes East Florida , West Florida , and Menorca to Spain </Li> <Li> Great Britain cedes Tobago and Senegal to France </Li> <Li> Dutch Republic cedes Negapatnam to Great Britain </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr>
<Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> April 19 , 1775 -- September 3 , 1783 ( 8 years , 4 months and 15 days ) Ratification effective : May 12 , 1784 ( 9 years and 23 days ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Eastern North America , Caribbean Sea , Indian subcontinent , Central America , Europe , Africa , the Atlantic Ocean , and the Indian Ocean </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> American - Allied victory : </P> <Ul> <Li> Peace of Paris </Li> <Li> British recognition of American independence </Li> <Li> End of the First British Empire </Li> <Li> British retention of Canada and Gibraltar </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Territorial changes </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Great Britain cedes to the United States the area east of the Mississippi River and south of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River </Li> <Li> Great Britain cedes East Florida , West Florida , and Menorca to Spain </Li> <Li> Great Britain cedes Tobago and Senegal to France </Li> <Li> Dutch Republic cedes Negapatnam to Great Britain </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr>
when did england declare war on the colonies
when did england declare war on the colonies
April 19 , 1775
April 19 , 1775