Revolutionary War.
Although the declaration of independence was signed in 1776, England did not recognize the U.S as a sovereign country into 1783.
The American Revolutionary War, fought between 1775 and 1783, resulted in the independence of the Thirteen Colonies from British rule. The Treaty of Paris in 1783 officially recognized the sovereignty of the United States. Key figures included George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, and the war was fueled by the colonists' desire for freedom from taxation and lack of representation.
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