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

The nation’s cradle has been preparing for its big year: The Museum of the American Revolution is fresh off a million-dollar renovation, and the National Constitution Center will debut new galleries.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The American Revolution” is streaming online at PBS.org, on the PBS app and on demand.

From Salon

Mr. Turley is a law professor at George Washington University and author of “Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution,” forthcoming in February.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Wood is a professor emeritus of history at Brown University and author of “The Radicalism of the American Revolution.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Historian Gordon Wood wrote that the American Revolution “reconstituted what Americans meant by public or state power and brought about an entirely new kind of popular politics and a new kind of democratic officeholder.”

From The Wall Street Journal