American Revolution

noun

1. the war between Great Britain and its American colonies, 1775–83, by which the colonies won their independence.

American Revolution

noun

1. the usual US term for War of American Independence

Example Sentences

In the Museum of the American Revolution’s handsome, scholarly exhibition, the two seats underline the complex legacy of this country’s founding document.

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To Hamilton and many other leaders of the American Revolution, democracy meant direct “rule by the people.”

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The years of the American Revolution were incubated in violence.

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To white Americans with old money bloodlines, a family tree linked to the American Revolution era carries substantial weight.

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Which is to say, by the time “The American Revolution” premieres in November, there may be fewer stations broadcasting it.

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