Which of the following is a true statement about the revolutionary war and the american colonists' decision to separate from great britain? a. the colonists declared their independence from britain a year before the revolutionary war began. b. the revolutionary war broke out immediately after the colonists declared their independence from britain. c. the revolutionary war began more than a year before the colonists declared their independence from britain. d. the revolutionary war began a month before the colonists declared their independence from britain.