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| Commonwealthmen |
group of British thinkers and reformers whose ideas of republicanism, civic virtue, and liberty had an influence on the leaders of the American Revolution. |
| continental |
(cap.) a soldier in the American Revolutionary forces. [1/6 definitions] |
| DAR |
abbreviation of "Daughters of the American Revolution." |
| Hessian |
any of the German mercenaries that served with the British during the American Revolution. |
| John Hancock |
a prominent merchant and statesman who took part in the American Revolution and was a signer of the United States Constitution (b. 1737--d. 1793). [1/2 definitions] |
| loyalist |
(cap.) someone who supported the British during the American Revolution, or the Republican government during the Spanish Civil War. [1/2 definitions] |
| redcoat |
a British soldier in colonial America, esp. during the American Revolution. |
| Revolutionary War |
the war of 1775-83 in which the American colonies won their independence from Great Britain; American Revolution. |
| Tory |
during the American Revolution, an American who favored the continuation of colonial rule by the British or who favored the establishment of a monarchy. [1/4 definitions] |
| War of American Independence |
see "American Revolution." |
| Whig |
during the American Revolution, one who supported the war against England. [1/3 definitions] |
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