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American Revolution presented as source of worldwide political change
May 20, 2010
That's how a cynical European might have described the American Revolution ... Winik makes no judgments on these tides, though he finds more to praise in the American Revolution than...

Utah mayor used alias to write upbeat news stories
November 12, 2011
Some compared their mayor to historic figures who wrote under pen names during the American revolution. Others questioned whether the politician might have other secrets.'' He...

Nation's newest national historic park in NJ
November 07, 2011
'' This is a day where we honor people who were not afraid to get their hands dirty, to make the real American revolution happenit happened right here in the blocks that surround...

Today in History
November 09, 2011
In 1776, British troops captured Fort Washington in New York during the American Revolution. In 1885, Canadian rebel leader Louis Riel was executed for high treason. In 1907,...

Utah mayor used alias to write upbeat news stories
November 11, 2011
Some compared their mayor to historic figures who wrote under pen names during the American revolution. Others questioned whether the politician might have other secrets.'' He...

Entertainment Highlights in History
May 06, 2010
Marian Anderson performed a concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington after she was denied use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution. The first...

American Revolution Flags Sell for $ 17. 4M
November 15, 2011
An anonymous bidder paid nearly $17.4 million Wednesday, Flag Day, for four rare flags from the American Revolution. The remarkably intact regimental standards captured by a...

Explorers find 1780 British warship in Lake Ontario
November 14, 2011
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - A 22-gun British warship that sank during the American Revolution and has long been regarded as one of the'' Holy Grail'' shipwrecks in the Great Lakes...

American Revolution Blog Posts

18th Century- Style Internet Slang Portraits by Shawn Huckins
February 10, 2012 | Laughing Squid

Rick Perry:' We Fought the American Revolution in the 16th Century' [ 2012 ]
October 12, 2011 | Gawker

Rick Scarborough Says God Won American Revolution
July 21, 2011 | digg

Ugh: Greta and Sarah Palin rally behind Tea Party poser Orrin Hatch
August 19, 2011 | michellemalkin.com

Firefox Creator Says the Web is Dead Meat; Android Creator Disagrees
September 26, 2011 | Read/WriteWeb

Dayton: American Revolution was all about taxing the rich, and stuff
July 08, 2011 | Vent

'' The Civil War is not tragic''
August 25, 2011 | MetaFilter

Dance Dance
September 09, 2011 | MetaFilter

American Revolution Videos

Honoring vets
April 28, 2012 | WYTV ABC 33

Honoring vets
April 28, 2012 | WKBN CBS 27

Fort Hunter gets funds to repair damage
April 20, 2012 | WNYT NBC Albany, NY

'Assassin's Creed 3' Will Be Set in Colonial America
March 02, 2012 | Newsy.com

First president remembered on Presidents Day
February 21, 2012 | KSHB NBC 41 Kansas City

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In this article, inhabitants of the Thirteen Colonies of British America that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans," with occasional references to "Patriots", "Whigs," "Rebels" or "Revolutionaries". Colonists who supported the British in opposing the Revolution are usually referred to as "Loyalists" or "Tories". The geographical area of the thirteen colonies is often referred to simply as "America". The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break...

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