Which war is the historical backdrop for Assassin’s Creed III?

The American Revolutionary War is the historical backdrop for Assassin’s Creed III.

The game is set in the eighteenth-century British colonies in North America, especially Boston, New York, and the surrounding frontier. Its events take place during the conflict between the thirteen colonies and Great Britain, including major moments connected with the struggle for independence.

The historical protagonist is Ratonhnhaké:ton, a Kanien’kehá:ka man who adopts the name Connor. He becomes involved in the Assassin-Templar conflict while meeting figures such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Samuel Adams. The American Civil War occurred nearly a century later, so it is not the war depicted in the game’s main historical campaign.