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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Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP The distance in the march from the American Revolution to the age of artificial intelligence is almost beyond comprehension. — Steven Sloan, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2026 The distance in the march from the American Revolution to the age of artificial intelligence is almost beyond comprehension. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 And now, as the American Revolution unfolded, the contest of violence and control was no longer between France and England and other European powers. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026 Native Americans faced enormous obstacles during and after the American Revolution. — Sandra Slater, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the American Revolution

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