What did the founding fathers call the American Revolution?

BuckeyeWarrior

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I have been searching for writings or quotes from the Revolutionary War era founding fathers on how they describe it. i.e. did they describe it as a revolution or rebellion? Or did they ever describe it as a secession. I have found one quote I will post here to begin this thread. Any help is greatly appreciated.


“As to the history of the revolution, my ideas may be peculiar perhaps singular. What do we mean by the revolution? The war? That was no part of the revolution; it was only an effect and consequence of it. The revolution was in the minds of the people, and this was effected from 1760 to 1775, in the course of fifteen years, before a drop of blood was shed at Lexington.”
— John Adams, Letter to Thomas Jefferson, August 24, 1815
 
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