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| - | The '''American Revolution''' refers to the period during the last half of the 18th century in which the [[Thirteen Colonies]] gained independence from the [[British Empire]] to become the [[United States|United States of America]]. In this period, the Colonies united against the British Empire and entered a period of armed conflict known as the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] (also, mostly in British usage, "American War of Independence"), between 1775 and 1783. This resulted in an [[United States Declaration of Independence|American Declaration of Independence]] in 1776, and victory on the battlefield in October 1781. | + | |
| + | The '''American Revolution''' was an ideological and political revolution which occurred in [[British_Empire#First_British_Empire_(1707-1783)|colonial North America]] between 1765 and 1783. The American Patriots in the [[Thirteen Colonies]] defeated the British in the [[American Revolutionary War]] (1775–1783), gaining independence from the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British Crown]] and establishing the [[United States|United States of America]], the first modern [[constitutional democracy|constitutional]] [[liberal democracy]]. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Diplomacy in the American Revolutionary War]] | ||
| + | * [[Founding Fathers of the United States]] | ||
| + | * [[List of George Washington articles]] | ||
| + | * [[List of plays and films about the American Revolution]] | ||
| + | * [[List of television series and miniseries about the American Revolution]] | ||
| + | * [[Museum of the American Revolution]] | ||
| + | * [[Timeline of the American Revolution]] | ||
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The American Revolution was an ideological and political revolution which occurred in colonial North America between 1765 and 1783. The American Patriots in the Thirteen Colonies defeated the British in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), gaining independence from the British Crown and establishing the United States of America, the first modern constitutional liberal democracy.
See also
- Diplomacy in the American Revolutionary War
- Founding Fathers of the United States
- List of George Washington articles
- List of plays and films about the American Revolution
- List of television series and miniseries about the American Revolution
- Museum of the American Revolution
- Timeline of the American Revolution
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