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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As the end of the American Revolution gave rise to a family enterprise, the end of World War II in 1945 gave rise to another family enterprise with Ben Eisenstadt. —

Franklin Tsung, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 This idea resonates with the American Revolution and its insistence that there be no taxation without representation. —

Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024 The Simon Kenton Chapter Sons of the American Revolution hold service for Rev. Sgt. —

Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024 The Museum of the American Revolution will welcome the sword that was gifted by Major General Marquis de Lafayette to a soldier of the Continental Army’s Corps of Light Infantry. —

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