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 | | The war began largely as a colonial revolt against the economic policies of the British Empire, and eventually widened far beyond British North America, with France, Spain, and the Netherlands entering the war against Great Britain. |
 | | Throughout the war, the British were able to use their naval superiority to capture colonial coastal cities, but control of the countryside largely eluded them. |
 | | France officially entered the war in 1778 and soon sent troops, ships, and military equipment to fight against the British for the remainder of the war. |
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