the American Revolution
noun
: the war of 1775–83 in which 13 British colonies in North America broke free from British rule and became the United States of America
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On Sanday, another one of the Orkney Islands, a warship connected to the American Revolution was uncovered on a beach by a schoolboy.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
This military incursion sparked the American Revolution and led to the Constitution's Third Amendment, forbidding troops from being quartered in homes during peacetime.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
His blood baptized the American Revolution.
—Essence, 25 Aug. 2025
At one point, he was captured by the British on suspicion of being a Patriot sympathizer during the American Revolution.
—William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
This military incursion sparked the American Revolution and led to the Constitution's Third Amendment, forbidding troops from being quartered in homes during peacetime.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
His blood baptized the American Revolution.
—Essence, 25 Aug. 2025
At one point, he was captured by the British on suspicion of being a Patriot sympathizer during the American Revolution.
—William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the American Revolution
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