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Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2000

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Essay Topics

1.

“The center could not hold because it did not exist” (199). How does Ellis show the problems that a lack of consensus on what the Revolution means presents for the fledgling American republic?

2.

Using Ellis’ text as a guide, discuss what you consider to be the achievements and failings of the American Revolution. 

3.

How did the diverse personalities in the revolutionary generation complement and conflict with one another? 

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