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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Without the American Revolution, there would be no Constitution and no Bill of Rights.
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Nicole Russell, USA Today, 18 June 2026
In May, after the plan was voted down, the Elias Kent Kane Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution said it was committed to working with the county to find an appropriate location for the tree and marker.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
The videos collectively cover American history from the American Revolution into the early 1970s and includes songs associated with Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Bob Dylan, John Denver and others as well as folk songs, hymns, blues songs and more.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
The point of picking up Hawthorne’s confounding story isn’t to recast the American Revolution as little more than a provincial riot.
—John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
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Nicole Russell, USA Today, 18 June 2026
In May, after the plan was voted down, the Elias Kent Kane Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution said it was committed to working with the county to find an appropriate location for the tree and marker.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
The videos collectively cover American history from the American Revolution into the early 1970s and includes songs associated with Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Bob Dylan, John Denver and others as well as folk songs, hymns, blues songs and more.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
The point of picking up Hawthorne’s confounding story isn’t to recast the American Revolution as little more than a provincial riot.
—John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for the American Revolution
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