2025 civics test · Question 76 of 128 · Colonial Period and Independence
What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?
In Chinese 美国人为了脱离英国独立打了哪场战争？
Official answers
- American Revolution美国革命
- The (American) Revolutionary War（美国）独立战争（Revolutionary War）
- War for (American) Independence（美国）独立战争（War for Independence）
Any one of these answers is accepted unless the question asks for more than one.
Why this is the answer
The thirteen American colonies fought Great Britain to become an independent nation. This war is called the American Revolution, the Revolutionary War, or the War for Independence. It began in 1775, and the colonies declared independence in 1776. All three names refer to the same war.