Read the introduction to Gordon Wood's The Radicalism of the American Revolution.

 

In a brief essay, answer the following questions:

 

What is Wood's overall argument? How does he present the way previous historians have described the American Revolution? How is Wood's interpretation of the American Revolution different from that of previous historians?  Describe the ways Wood claims the American Revolution shaped American society. Finally, research the French Revolution (1789) online and offer two or three ways the French Revolution was radically different from the American Revolution.

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Gordon Woods overall argument in The Radicalism of the American Revolution is that the American Revolution was not just a conservative movement aimed at preserving existing social structures and insti... View the full answer