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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That was also the case during the American Revolution and the Civil War.
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
This military mission sparked an international war, cost him his first command and taught him lessons that would shape the American Revolution.
—Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2026
As America approaches its 250th birthday, Burns turned his attention toward the American Revolution in his latest series, telling the stories of the men and women who built America through sacrifice and struggle.
—NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
While by no means entirely of his invention, the rhetoric of the American Revolution has forever attached to the idea of Jeffersonian democracy.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
This military mission sparked an international war, cost him his first command and taught him lessons that would shape the American Revolution.
—Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2026
As America approaches its 250th birthday, Burns turned his attention toward the American Revolution in his latest series, telling the stories of the men and women who built America through sacrifice and struggle.
—NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
While by no means entirely of his invention, the rhetoric of the American Revolution has forever attached to the idea of Jeffersonian democracy.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
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