the American Revolution
noun
: the war of 1775–83 in which 13 British colonies in North America broke free from British rule and became the United States of America
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Dartmouth, located in Hanover, New Hampshire, is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution.
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
After the American Revolution gave us a country, our Founders established a democratic system that delivered change through evolution.
—Andrew Tisch, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
His work focuses on the cultural and political connections between people and places in Maine and New Brunswick, following the American Revolution.
— Made By History, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Everyone knows how the redcoats clashed with patriots at Lexington and Concord in April 1775, sparking the American Revolution.
—Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
After the American Revolution gave us a country, our Founders established a democratic system that delivered change through evolution.
—Andrew Tisch, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
His work focuses on the cultural and political connections between people and places in Maine and New Brunswick, following the American Revolution.
— Made By History, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Everyone knows how the redcoats clashed with patriots at Lexington and Concord in April 1775, sparking the American Revolution.
—Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
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