April 19, 1775 - September 3, 1783
(8years, 4months and 15 days)
In 1763, the British government emerged from the Seven Years' War burdened by heavy debts. ... The result was that the British Parliament passed the 1764 Currency Act which forbade the colonies from issuing paper currency. This made it even more difficult for colonists to pay their debts and taxes.
It would be John Cabot's Voyages.
