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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Gov. Maura Healey: On Revolution's 250th anniversary, we must keep protecting our values

Metrowest Daily News 21 Apr 2025
Two hundred and fifty years ago, the people of Massachusetts sparked the American Revolution ... On April 19, 1775, the people of Framingham, Wayland and Sudbury stood shoulder to shoulder answering the call that launched the American Revolution....
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DAR awards grant for student bust sculpting

Ortonville Citizen 21 Apr 2025
Goodrich — On Wednesday, the Genesee Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution awarded Goodrich Schools one of five grants to study the busts of President George Washington, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton and President Lincoln before creating a bust of their own selection....
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MassMu Brown Bag Lunch to focus on American Revolution

The Independent (inde) 21 Apr 2025
Christopher Craft will present the Massillon Museum’s next Brown Bag Lunch program, “Revolution 250…to Be Continued,” at 12.10 p.m ... Inspired by the 250th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, Craft will talk about the history and myths surrounding the inception of the American Revolutionary War....
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The runners are coming

Taipei Times 21 Apr 2025
... and Concord, the first major military conflict of the American Revolution....
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Final Vietnam veterans pinning ceremony takes place

Williamson Herald 21 Apr 2025
Since Oct. 7, 2014, when the Old Glory chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution entered into a partnership with the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration, whose mission is to “pin” the more than seven million Vietnam .......
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US BATTLES OVER LEGACY OF ORIGINS

Waco Tribune-Herald 21 Apr 2025
LEXINGTON, Mass. — Crowds came to Lexington, Massachusetts, just before dawn on Saturday to witness a reenactment of how the American Revolution began 250 years ago, with the blast of gunshot and a trail of Colonial flair .......
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Over 500 turn out for 'Hands off Democracy' rally at Good Harbor Beach

The Salem News 21 Apr 2025
On the 250th anniversary of the “shot heard 'round the world” marking the start of the American Revolution, more than 500 people turned out to a windy Good Harbor Beach for a “Hands Off Democracy” rally organized by local volunteers ... ....
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Over 500 turnout for 'Hands off Democracy' rally at Good Harbor Beach

Gloucester Daily Times 21 Apr 2025
On the 250th anniversary of the “shot heard ‘round the world” marking the start of the American Revolution, more than 500 people turned out to a windy Good Harbor Beach for a Hands Off Democracy rally organized by local volunteers ... ....
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Bridgton Historical Society hosts Revolutionary War exhibit in honor of 250th anniversary

Journal Tribune 21 Apr 2025
American Revolution Experience is part of a multiyear, nationwide tour that focuses on a variety of firsthand perspectives .......
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Local DAR chapter honors Vietnam War era Veterans

News & Record 21 Apr 2025
The James Hunter Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held its second luncheon to honor Vietnam War Era veterans on Saturday, March 29 at the Celebration Event Center in Stoneville. March 29 was Vietnam War Veteran Day, so ... ....

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