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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Patriots' Day is Monday and people in New England and beyond are set to commemorate the start of the American Revolution.
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Four years later, those French soldiers and sailors joined with Washington’s army to win victory at Yorktown—and end the American Revolution.
—Craig Bruce Smith, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
The end of the American Revolution Despite the danger, Franklin persevered in his diplomatic work.
—Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
For France, the funding of and military support given to the American Revolution had an unintended consequence: the French Revolution.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 Apr. 2024
So the French Revolution, the American Revolution, all those things were brought about by individuals [claiming] their rights to express an opinion or view.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
The episode, in which Franklin arrives in France in 1776 to persuade King Louis XVI to support the American Revolution with money and arms, was met with a standing ovation — much to the actor’s relief.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
At the time of the American Revolution, members of Key's family fought for and against the British.
—Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
With the tumult of the American Revolution behind them, the longing for freedom in theory gave way to the administration of particular freedoms in practice.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
James Powel, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Four years later, those French soldiers and sailors joined with Washington’s army to win victory at Yorktown—and end the American Revolution.
—Craig Bruce Smith, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
The end of the American Revolution Despite the danger, Franklin persevered in his diplomatic work.
—Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
For France, the funding of and military support given to the American Revolution had an unintended consequence: the French Revolution.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 Apr. 2024
So the French Revolution, the American Revolution, all those things were brought about by individuals [claiming] their rights to express an opinion or view.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
The episode, in which Franklin arrives in France in 1776 to persuade King Louis XVI to support the American Revolution with money and arms, was met with a standing ovation — much to the actor’s relief.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
At the time of the American Revolution, members of Key's family fought for and against the British.
—Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
With the tumult of the American Revolution behind them, the longing for freedom in theory gave way to the administration of particular freedoms in practice.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
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