American Revolution

noun

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

American Revolution

noun

1. the usual US term for War of American Independence

Example Sentences

South could flourish despite the historical baggage of the American Revolution’s break from the Old World and its attendant monarchies and aristocracies.

From Salon

“I'm a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and a Mayflower daughter,” says Ellen King, co-owner and Director of Baking Operations at Hewn Bread.

From Salon

Vance rejected both the history of the American Revolution and Reagan's words to offer a blood-and-soil nationalism as a replacement.

From Salon

Her family has lived in Georgia, she said, since before the American Revolution.

From Los Angeles Times

In other words, women in early American history — before, during and in the wake of the American Revolution — had greater autonomy over their own reproductive health than tens of millions of American women have today.

From Salon