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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political theory > comparative political theory > American Revolution
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political theory > early modern political thought > American Revolution
... > social science subjects > sociology > social change > activism and social justice > political and social movements (North America) > American Revolution
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  • American Revolution is the term given to the war for independence fought by the British North American colonies from 1775 to 1783. For a century and a half following the first English settlements along the coast of North America, the British government mostly ignored them. [Source: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; American Revolution]

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