ID: 901000252 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000252	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	American Revolution (Anglo-American history, 1775-1783)

Note: North American insurrection by which 13 of Great Britain’s North American colonies won political independence and went on to form the United States of America.

Display Date: 19 April 1775-3 September 1783

Names:

	American Revolution (Anglo-American history, 1775-1783) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
	United States War of Independence (Anglo-American history, 1775-1783) (English,U,P)
	American Revolutionary War (Anglo-American history, 1775-1783) (English,U,P)
	War of the American Revolution (Anglo-American history, 1775-1783) (English,U,P)
	United States History Revolution (Anglo-American history, 1775-1783) (English,U,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Named Events (P)
		....<North and South American history> (P)
		........<United States history> (P)
		............American Revolution (Anglo-American history, 1775-1783) (P)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... revolution
	.....(political events, cultural events, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... war
	.....(armed conflicts, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	belligerent was .... American Colonies
	.....(United States, North and Central America) (TGN)

	belligerent was .... Great Britain
	.....(Europe) (TGN)

Sources:

	American Revolution (Anglo-American history, 1775-1783)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "American Revolution," accessed 25 October 2016
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	................Langer, Encyclopedia of World History (1980)
	United States War of Independence (Anglo-American history, 1775-1783)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	................Langer, Encyclopedia of World History (1980)
	American Revolutionary War (Anglo-American history, 1775-1783)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Langer, Encyclopedia of World History (1980)
	War of the American Revolution (Anglo-American history, 1775-1783)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	................Langer, Encyclopedia of World History (1980)
	United States History Revolution (Anglo-American history, 1775-1783)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85140139

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution#/media/File:Map_of_territorial_growth_1775.svg