Liberty!: How the Revolutionary War Began - Lucille Recht Penner

Fed up with British law, the American colonists refused to buy English goods and formed a militia of tradesmen and farmers ready to fight. Most importantly, they joined together. All 13 colonies sent representatives to decide whether they should form a new country. That group wrote the Declaration of Independence. Illustrations. How the Revolutionary War Began The American colonists were fed up with British law. They refused to buy English goods. They formed a militia of tradesmen and farmers ready to fight at a moment's notice. Most importantly, they joined together. All 13 colonies sent representatives to decide whether they should form a new country. That group wrote the Declaration of Independence, the document that summed up a revolution.