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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My forbears fought for American values in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, on the side of the Union in the Civil War, in the Spanish-American War, in World Wars I and II and the Korean War.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
In 1858, William Cooper Nell, a Boston abolitionist, established Crispus Attucks Day, to remind New Englanders that Black people fought and died in the American Revolution.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
The battles of the American Revolution had begun.
—Kostya Kennedy, Time, 16 Feb. 2026
That was also the case during the American Revolution and the Civil War.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
In 1858, William Cooper Nell, a Boston abolitionist, established Crispus Attucks Day, to remind New Englanders that Black people fought and died in the American Revolution.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
The battles of the American Revolution had begun.
—Kostya Kennedy, Time, 16 Feb. 2026
That was also the case during the American Revolution and the Civil War.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the American Revolution
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“The American Revolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20American%20Revolution. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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