The colonists were able to defeat the greatest world power of their time by receiving help from the French. The French were a big help to the colonist without them they couldn’t have possibly won the war, the colonist are also a brave and ready to fight for independence. This all started due to the Boston Tea party this was probably the point in time that started this war, the breaking point. The first battles were fought in Lexington and Concord, the continental army played a part in this as well.