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1 giorno fa · The American Revolution was the first of the "Atlantic Revolutions": followed most notably by the French Revolution, the Haitian Revolution, and the Latin American wars of independence. Aftershocks contributed to rebellions in Ireland, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Netherlands.
- 1765 to 1783
29 apr 2024 · Patrick Henry was a brilliant orator and a major figure of the American Revolution, perhaps best known for his words “Give me liberty or give me death!” which he delivered in 1775. He was independent Virginia’s first governor (serving 1776–79, 1784–86).
- Robert Douthat Meade
3 giorni fa · The American Revolution—also called the U.S. War of Independence—was the insurrection fought between 1775 and 1783 through which 13 of Great Britain’s North American colonies threw off British rule to establish the sovereign United States of America, founded with the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
- On the ground, fighting in the American Revolution began with the skirmishes between British regulars and American provincials on April 19, 1775, f...
- The American Revolution was principally caused by colonial opposition to British attempts to impose greater control over the colonies and to make t...
- Until early in 1778, the American Revolution was a civil war within the British Empire, but it became an international war as France (in 1778) and...
- In the early stages of the rebellion by the American colonists, most of them still saw themselves as English subjects who were being denied their r...
2 giorni fa · From 1781 to 1784, he served as the Superintendent of Finance of the United States, becoming known as the "Financier of the Revolution." Along with Alexander Hamilton and Albert Gallatin , he is widely regarded as one of the founders of the financial system of the United States.
- Mary White (1749-1827)
- Federalist
- 7, including Thomas
- William Bingham
2 giorni fa · He was a politician in colonial Massachusetts, a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and other founding documents, and one of the architects of the principles of American republicanism that shaped the political culture of the United States.
- Democratic-Republican (1790s)
- Granary Burying Ground, Boston
1 mag 2024 · Samuel Adams was a patriot leader during the American Revolution era, born in Boston. He became a tax collector in 1756 and was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1765. Adams was one of the Founding Fathers and led the push for liberty through propaganda and his involvement in the Sons of Liberty with John Hancock.
5 giorni fa · Paul Revere was an American patriot best remembered for alerting the militia in Massachusetts of the approach of British forces before the Battles of Lexington and Concord. His exploits were celebrated in a famous poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow called "Paul Revere's Ride".
