American Revolutionary era
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The American Revolutionary era was the late-18th-century period in which the thirteen American colonies broke from British rule, fought the Revolutionary War, and laid the political and ideological foundations for the United States.
All labels observed (22)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T324765 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Revolutionary era Context triple: [United States constitutional history, focusesOnPeriod, American Revolutionary era]
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American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War was an 18th-century conflict in which the thirteen American colonies fought for and won independence from Great Britain, leading to the founding of the United States.
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Early Republic of the United States
The Early Republic of the United States was the formative period from the 1790s to the 1820s when the new nation established its political institutions, financial system, and party politics under the Constitution following the American Revolution.
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Colonial America
Colonial America refers to the period of European, primarily British, settlement and rule in what is now the United States, characterized by developing colonies, frontier expansion, and evolving political, social, and religious institutions prior to independence.
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American Enlightenment
The American Enlightenment was an intellectual and cultural movement in 18th-century America that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights, profoundly shaping the ideals of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States.
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Townshend Acts era
The Townshend Acts era was a late-1760s phase of escalating tension between Britain and its American colonies, marked by new parliamentary taxes on imports, colonial resistance, and growing political crisis that helped set the stage for the American Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Revolutionary era Target entity description: The American Revolutionary era was the late-18th-century period in which the thirteen American colonies broke from British rule, fought the Revolutionary War, and laid the political and ideological foundations for the United States.
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A.
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War was an 18th-century conflict in which the thirteen American colonies fought for and won independence from Great Britain, leading to the founding of the United States.
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B.
Early Republic of the United States
The Early Republic of the United States was the formative period from the 1790s to the 1820s when the new nation established its political institutions, financial system, and party politics under the Constitution following the American Revolution.
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C.
Colonial America
Colonial America refers to the period of European, primarily British, settlement and rule in what is now the United States, characterized by developing colonies, frontier expansion, and evolving political, social, and religious institutions prior to independence.
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D.
American Enlightenment
The American Enlightenment was an intellectual and cultural movement in 18th-century America that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights, profoundly shaping the ideals of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States.
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E.
Townshend Acts era
The Townshend Acts era was a late-1760s phase of escalating tension between Britain and its American colonies, marked by new parliamentary taxes on imports, colonial resistance, and growing political crisis that helped set the stage for the American Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical era
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period of United States history ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Dutch Republic
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France ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Spain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| field |
Atlantic world
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic history
intellectual history ⓘ military history ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| followedBy | Early national period of the United States ⓘ |
| follows | Colonial America ⓘ |
| hasCause |
British imperial taxation policies
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Seven Years' War debt ⓘ growing American political identity ⓘ lack of colonial representation in Parliament ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
creation of republican institutions in the United States
ⓘ
decline of British authority in North America ⓘ Union of the American states ⓘ
surface form:
independence of the United States
inspiration for other Atlantic revolutions ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1789 ⓘ |
| hasIdeology |
classical liberalism
ⓘ
natural rights philosophy ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ republicanism ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Alexander Hamilton
ⓘ
Benjamin Franklin ⓘ George Washington ⓘ James Madison ⓘ John Adams ⓘ George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
King George III
Thomas Jefferson ⓘ |
| hasPart |
United States Founding Fathers
ⓘ
surface form:
American Founding
American Revolutionary War ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolution
American Revolutionary War ⓘ American Revolutionary War ⓘ
surface form:
American War of Independence
American independence movement ⓘ Confederation period ⓘ ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1763 ⓘ |
| influenced |
French Revolution
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Haitian Revolution ⓘ Latin American independence movements ⓘ
surface form:
Latin American wars of independence
|
| influencedBy |
British constitutional tradition
ⓘ
Age of Enlightenment ⓘ
surface form:
Enlightenment
|
| location |
Atlantic world
ⓘ
British America ⓘ Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| mainConflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Articles of Confederation
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Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ Boston Massacre ⓘ Boston Tea Party ⓘ American Declaration of Independence ⓘ
surface form:
Declaration of Independence
First Continental Congress ⓘ Intolerable Acts ⓘ Philadelphia Convention ⓘ Second Continental Congress ⓘ Shays' Rebellion ⓘ Stamp Act 1765 ⓘ
surface form:
Stamp Act crisis
Treaty of Paris (1783) ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Paris 1783
ratification of the Bill of Rights ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: American Revolutionary era Description of subject: The American Revolutionary era was the late-18th-century period in which the thirteen American colonies broke from British rule, fought the Revolutionary War, and laid the political and ideological foundations for the United States.
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American Revolutionary period