Overall, how would you describe the war from the Patriots’ perspective?

well the Patriots viewed themselves as people being freed from an evil and cruel tyrant (british king) they thought that after they had settled in a new place that to have a person rule over them from a place around the world was silly. that is why they started a revolution

abraham lincoln  (february 12, 1809  – april 15, 1865) was an american statesman, politician, and lawyer who served as the 16th  president of the united states  from 1861 until  his assassination  in april 1865. lincoln led the nation through the  american civil war, its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis.[2][3]  he preserved the  union,  abolished slavery, strengthened the  federal government, and modernized  the u.s. economy.

the answer is a new goverment.