When the Americans began to fight for independence, the British government was able to provide their soldiers and weapons to combat the rebels. But the American rebels had to try to put together an army without money and without a strong government to organize that effort. Each colony raised regiments of soldiers to send to the Continental Line, the main army.

Great overview of the various weapons used during the American Revolution, with a focus on artillery (cannons, mortars, etc.)

A look into the most popular, deadliest, strangest, and intimidating weapons of the Revolutionary War.