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
	..... ULAN Candidate

	belligerent was .... Great Britain
	..... ULAN Candidate

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