revolutionary war

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That hasn’t stopped Americans from pushing back against the certainty of taxes—death is another matter—since the cry of “no taxation without representation” helped spark the Revolutionary War.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Balfe: And the Revolutionary War has been circling them for a very long time.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Ms Coons, whose ancestors have lived in Gainesboro since around the time of the US Revolutionary War, says she engaged Mr Engel in conversation.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

They were replaced with images inspired by the Mayflower Compact, the Revolutionary War and the Gettysburg Address.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

In November 1777 Howe began planning a battle that would defeat Washington so thoroughly that he would be forced to surrender, and the Revolutionary War would end in a major British victory.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen