American Revolution

The American Revolution also called the American Revolutionary War, refers to the series of events that took place from 1774 until 1783 in which 13 colonies of the United Kingdom of Great Britain in North America gained independence from Britain, and formed the United States of America.

The American forces were camped at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777 and 1778. Valley Forge proved to be the turning point of the conflict, prior to this American forces were on the verge of defeat, but would turn the tide afterwards, and by 1783 with support from France and Spain were able to force a British surrender. Later, Captain Benjamin Sisko would compare the situation faced by the United Federation of Planets and its allies to the American's situation during Valley Forge. (DS9 novelization of Call to Arms...)

George Washington became an important American leader during this time period. Following the war, he would later become a driving force in creating the Constitution of the United States of America, and would serve as the first President of the United States of America. During his encounter with Doctor Beverly Crusher, terrorist leader Kyril Finn compared himself to George Washington in his struggle to gain independence from the Rutians for the Ansatan people. Crusher rejected the comparison, stating that Washington was a military general who did not target innocent civilians. (TNG episode: "The High Ground").