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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Rock House is not only a reminder of Alexander’s achievements, a planter, blacksmith and leader of the American Revolution in Mecklenburg County, but also the enslavement of at least 17 people that occurred there. — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026

French money underwrote the American Revolution, bankrupting Louis XVI’s government and paving the way for their own revolution within a decade of the end of the American war. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

The idea of a drinking vinegar may sound strange, but shrubs have roots going back to the American Revolution. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

As Forbes' Kelly Phillips Erb writes, the American Revolution was driven by a struggle over political power, economic control and representation—but taxes were the spark. — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Rhymes for the American Revolution

• ablution
• aleutian
• confucian
• dilution
• elution
• locution
• pollution
• solution
• volution
• absolution
• allocution
• attribution