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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Our forefathers fought the American Revolution to get away from a tyrannical monarch and indifferent legislators, not to create our own homegrown version of it.
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
On a grander, longer-lasting level, the New Haven Museum is remaking the main exhibition on its ground floor to reflect New Haven’s role in the American Revolution.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
Many Oneida families were forcefully relocated to Wisconsin in the early 1800s, despite having helped defeat the British during the American Revolution.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 30 Dec. 2025
The Museum of the American Revolution provides a rich, multilayered look at the nation’s founding.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
On a grander, longer-lasting level, the New Haven Museum is remaking the main exhibition on its ground floor to reflect New Haven’s role in the American Revolution.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
Many Oneida families were forcefully relocated to Wisconsin in the early 1800s, despite having helped defeat the British during the American Revolution.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 30 Dec. 2025
The Museum of the American Revolution provides a rich, multilayered look at the nation’s founding.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
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