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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Built in 1929 by the Daughters of the American Revolution, Constitution Hall sits a few blocks from the Washington Monument and the White House.
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Ben Nuckols, Fortune, 27 May 2026
What do the killing of a trader, the execution of a woman, and the war that followed have to do with the American Revolution?
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Built in 1929 by the Daughters of the American Revolution, Constitution Hall sits a few blocks from the Washington Monument and the White House.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
So academics on the left and newspapers and so on, essentially saying that the American Revolution was all about slavery and that Britain was allowing the slaves to be freed, and all of this, so hooray for Britain, which was a very improbable development.
—Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
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Ben Nuckols, Fortune, 27 May 2026
What do the killing of a trader, the execution of a woman, and the war that followed have to do with the American Revolution?
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Built in 1929 by the Daughters of the American Revolution, Constitution Hall sits a few blocks from the Washington Monument and the White House.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
So academics on the left and newspapers and so on, essentially saying that the American Revolution was all about slavery and that Britain was allowing the slaves to be freed, and all of this, so hooray for Britain, which was a very improbable development.
—Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
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