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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In the middle of the American Revolution, the farmers had no legal way to demand payment. Andrew Wimer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025 Paul Revere, an unproduced AMC comedy parodying the American Revolution, per Deadline. Keith Langston, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025 The death totals are enumerated by war, from the American Revolution to Vietnam. Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2025 Most people who are familiar with Independence Hall in Philadelphia know – at least – that important decisions were made there during the American Revolution. Stephen Kochersperger, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the American Revolution

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