2. The American Revolution was about the unalienable rights of “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” The American Revolution was a very personal war. Americans fought the British in hand-to-hand combat with bayonets, rifles and swords. Why did Americans start this war? It was to win their rights, land, and freedom. Before the colonies could even think about gaining thier independence, they had to fight a long and gruesome war. Even after the first outbreak of battles in the Revolutionary War, few americans sought after complete independence from Great Britain, but those who did, like John Adams, were perceived as radicals. Why do the Americans feel the need to declare independence? Americans were growing increasingly unhappy with
