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

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

But he added that those two camps, once enemies during the American Revolution, “surely would be delighted that the wounds of war healed into the most cherished friendship.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

From Britain’s Townshend Acts of 1767, which helped fuel the American Revolution, to the Smoot-Hawley Tariff of 1930, which deepened the Great Depression, tariffs have proved politically toxic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Donald Trump is very pleased with himself for being president during the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

Isaac Granger grew up on Thomas Jefferson’s plantation during the American Revolution and lived among the enslaved people who were called “family” by the author of the Declaration of Independence.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis