American Revolution

The American Revolution was a political upheaval that took place between 1765 and 1783 during which colonists in the Thirteen American Colonies rejected the British monarchy and aristocracy, overthrew the authority of Great Britain, and founded the United States of America.

Starting in 1765, members of American colonial society rejected the authority of the British Parliament to tax them without colonial representatives in the government. During the following decade, protests by colonists—known as Patriots—continued to escalate, as in the Boston Tea Party in 1773 during which patriots destroyed a consignment of taxed tea from the Parliament-controlled and favored East India Company. The British responded by imposing punitive laws—the Coercive Acts—on Massachusetts in 1774, following which Patriots in the other colonies rallied behind Massachusetts. In late 1774 the Patriots set up their own alternative government to better coordinate their resistance efforts against Great Britain, while other colonists, known as Loyalists, preferred to remain aligned to the British Crown.

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Palm Beach Daily News Social Calendar for Sept. 24, 2023

Palm Beach Daily News 24 Sep 2023
Daughters of the American Revolution ... American Humane. The 2023 American Humane Hero Dog Awards® Gala; 6 p.m ... Daughters of the American Revolution ... American Red Cross ... The American Friends of Belvoir Castle ... American Friends of British Art ... The American Friends of Belvoir Castle ... Daughters of the American Revolution ... Daughters of the American Revolution....
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Moms for Liberty: ‘Joyful warriors’ or anti-government conspiracists? The 2-year-old group could have a serious ...

Citrus County Chronicle 24 Sep 2023
social movement, from the American Revolution to Prohibition and the fight against drunk drivers ... By “parental rights” they mean limiting certain content in schools and having local councils and boards run only by “liberty-minded individuals” – which sounds like rhetoric from the American Revolution....
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DALC, Duncan Public Library host ceremony for latest Citizenship class

The Duncan Banner 24 Sep 2023
Duncan Area Literacy Council (DALC), in conjunction with The Duncan Public Library, celebrated the latest class of new citizens for Stephens County in a ceremony this past weekend ... on Saturday, Sept. 16 at the Duncan Public Library ... Marcus McEntire ... Refreshments for the celebration were provided by the Daughters of the American Revolution ... 15 ... ....
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Mess hall menu: Bell County Museum focuses on Camp Hood’s food during WWII

TDT News 24 Sep 2023
BELTON — On Saturday, the Bell County Museum dipped into the World War II history of the mess halls of Camp Hood — long before it became Fort Cavazos ... The main ingredients were white beans, along with a little salt pork, onions and carrots ... Fifth St ... “They’re so sweet ... “We cover mounted warfare from the American Revolution to modern times,” she said....
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Ideological rifts among U.S. bishops are in the spotlight ahead of momentous Vatican meeting

Times Union 24 Sep 2023
In a forward to a recent book calling the synod a “Pandora’s box,” American Cardinal Raymond Burke warned the synod was part of a “revolution” to radically change what the church has always taught ... “The American delegation, if you look at the whole thing, kind of balances out ideologically....
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A better way

The Buffalo News 24 Sep 2023
ANDREW Z. GALARNEAU. News Food Editor ... It was January 2021 when takeout started emerging from 3030 Delaware Ave ... So they built one. That makes them part of a quiet restaurant revolution taking place in Buffalo and other American communities where career restaurant workers, looking for a better way to make a living, create the kind of jobs they wanted....
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Making sense of Fort Nonsense

Stars and Stripes 24 Sep 2023
When the American Revolution began in 1775, New London’s only defense was a fort on the Parade that dated back to 1691 ... That set in motion the massacre of 88 Americans, including Ledyard ... From behind a tree, an American called out ... 6, 1881, Civil War veterans as the Americans and ......
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Community digest 09/24/2023

The Citizens' Voice 24 Sep 2023
Patrons will follow guides, listen to stories of famous departed residents of the Wyoming Valley, and learn about life during the time of the American Revolution ... on the outdoor grounds of the American Legion Post 781, 1550 Henry Drive, Mountain Top ... First Ladies and Daughters of the American Revolution,” for three programs....
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Why The American Revolution Still Matters

The Liberty Beacon 23 Sep 2023
Why the American Revolution Still Matters ... People who are at all familiar with the American revolution know the flag is a revolutionary-era flag with a message designed to repudiate the imperial despotism imposed on the Americans by British elites ... Naturally, today’s elites ignore those parts of the American Revolution....
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DAR chapter presents Community Service Award

The Elkhart Truth 23 Sep 2023
ELKHART — Pat Johnson received the Community Service Award from the Daughters of the American Revolution, William Tuffs Chapter, at their meeting Sept. 18 ... × This page requires Javascript ... Please enable it in your browser settings ... ....
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Bridges: How Texas' John Hancock left his mark

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 23 Sep 2023
History knows well the story of John Hancock, the patriot from the American Revolution whose name is featured prominently on the Declaration of Independence ... In 1835, he had left Alabama for Texas where he served in the Texas Revolution, fighting at the famed Battle of San Jacinto in 1836....

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