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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Thousands of people came to this Massachusetts town Saturday just before dawn to witness a reenactment of how the American Revolution began 250 years ago, with the blast of gunshot and a trail of colonial spin.
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Elizabeth Keifer, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025
Marathon Monday came after a bustling weekend in the city, as pre-race festivities converged with the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolution.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
As Southern critics noted at the time, for the wrong reasons but not with the wrong logic, the American Revolution was itself an act of secession—from a functioning and successful union.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
The Appeal to Heaven flag dates back to the American Revolution.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2025
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Elizabeth Keifer, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025
Marathon Monday came after a bustling weekend in the city, as pre-race festivities converged with the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolution.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
As Southern critics noted at the time, for the wrong reasons but not with the wrong logic, the American Revolution was itself an act of secession—from a functioning and successful union.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
The Appeal to Heaven flag dates back to the American Revolution.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2025
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