The United States revolutionary war with Great Britain was fought on many battlefields in North America. The first battle was at Lexington on April 19, 1775. It did not happen all at once. The...
They did during the revolution, and for a small time period after (20 years or so) they did, but afterwards, they got over it, as you can see since we were their allies in the World Wars.
Americans used guerrilla warfare tactics to drive the British to the coast. The french, although late, prevented the British from retreating to sea, so the British had no choice but to surrender.