American Revolution

American  

noun

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

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American Revolution British  

noun

1. the usual US term for War of American Independence

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Example Sentences

Wood was born in Concord, Mass., where one of the first battles of the American Revolution was fought.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Darren Aronofsky's studio used AI to recreate the American Revolution in a series of short films, and Steven Soderbergh has used it to create visual scenes in a new documentary about John Lennon.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

This spring and summer, the National Archives is mounting a special exhibition here about the Marquis de Lafayette, the French aristocrat who played a key role in the American Revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

According to the Constitution and the values that fueled the American Revolution, this is an understatement.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

We can look back and make the era of the American Revolution a center point, then scan the terrain upstream and downstream, but they can only know what is downstream.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis