Answer the question below:
What do you think? Was America radically and fundamentally
changed between 1760 and 1800?
There has been a longstanding historical debate over the status of the American Revolution. Some historians argue that the revolution was just the shift of power from the British elite to the American elite, leaving American society essentially unchanged. Others, like Gordon Wood, argue that American society was radically changed if we look at the long term process, not just the immediate years of the war. Wood and his compatriots state that American in 1800 was fundamentally different than it was in 1760.
You must demonstrate your knowledge of the readings from most if not all of the weeks.
Support your arguments with specific facts and examples.
Your essay should be at least 4000 words long.
Reference
GordonS.Wood.TheRadicalismoftheAmericanRevolution.Vintage,1993.ISBN-13:978-0679736882
JamesD.Rice.TalesfromaRevolution:Bacon’sRebellionandtheTransformationofEarlyAmerica.OxfordUniversityPress,2013.ISBN-13:978-0195386943
WoodyHolton.UnrulyAmericansandtheOriginsoftheConstitution.Hill&Wang,2008.ISBN-13:978-0809016433
