Allusion is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers.
Shortly after the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), public debt grew to more than $75 million and continued to swell considerably over the next four decades to nearly $120 million. However, President Andrew Jackson shrank that debt to zero in 1835. It was the only time in U.S. history when the country was free of debt.
The American Revolution was fought from 1775 to 1783. It effectively ended in October, 1781 in Yorktown, VA after George Washington forced General Cornwallis to surrender afte â¦ r the siege there. But the Revolutionary War didn't officially end until the Treaty of Paris of 1783. 9 people found this useful.