War of American Independence

noun

, British.

1. American Revolution.

War of American Independence

noun

1. the conflict following the revolt of the North American colonies against British rule, particularly on the issue of taxation. Hostilities began in 1775 when British and American forces clashed at Lexington and Concord. Articles of Confederation agreed in the Continental Congress in 1777 provided for a confederacy to be known as the United States of America. The war was effectively ended with the surrender of the British at Yorktown in 1781 and peace was signed at Paris in Sept 1783 Also calledAmerican RevolutionRevolutionary War

Example Sentences

During the War of American Independence in the late eighteenth century, for example, governance of the fledgling nation was based on a set of laws that started from first principles: the Constitution.

From Nature

Christopher Hawkins was a 13-year-old from Providence, Rhode Island, when he abandoned an apprenticeship and joined a privateer ship to fight the British in the War of American Independence.

From Seattle Times

He lived in turbulent times, marked by the Seven Years War, the War of American Independence and the Napoleonic Wars.

From Nature

Later historians would sometimes call it the Second War of American Independence.

From Washington Post

He joined Rodney in January 1781, and remained in the West Indies or on the coast of North America till the close of the War of American Independence.

From Project Gutenberg