American Revolution
Americannoun
noun
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Most accounts of the American Revolution skate right over the ill-fated invasion of Quebec in 1775, months before the Declaration of Independence.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
Some historians have also begun to examine the period of the American Revolution through an LGBTQ+ lens.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
If Washington represented the patriotic side of the American Revolution, Thomas Willing, America’s leading merchant and banker at the time, represented the interested side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The town of Lewes, in East Sussex, will hold a Festival of Democracy on Saturday, promising a colourful parade inspired by the same values that drove the American Revolution.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
With the victory in the American Revolution, the English had then been expelled.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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