American Revolution
revolution establishing the United States of America
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Summary
American Revolution is a revolution[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of revolution entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,254 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Instance of: political movement[4]
- Location: Thirteen Colonies[5]
- Commons category: American Revolution[6]
- Has part(s): Second Continental Congress[7], American Revolutionary War[8]
- Start time: 1775[9], 1765[10]
- End time: 1783[11]
- Point in time: March 22, 1763[12]
- Significant event: Boston Tea Party[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:American Revolution[14]
- Commons gallery: American Revolution[15]
- Described by source: Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[16]
- Different from: American Revolutionary War[17]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for American Revolution include New England Revolution[18], an association football club[19], in United States[20], founded in 1995[21], headquartered in Foxboro[22].
Why It Matters
American Revolution has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]
Entities named for it include New England Revolution[18], an association football club[19], in United States[20], founded in 1995[21], headquartered in Foxboro[22].