The Story of American Freedom
Eric Foner argues that the experience of the Revolution transformed Americans’ ideas of freedom. He suggests, in other words, that freedom meant different things after the Revolution than before. For this assignment, write a short essay exploring Foner’s argument using the documents assigned for weeks six and seven.
- According to Foner, how did American ideas of freedom change during the era of the Revolution?
- To what extent do the documents we have read during weeks six and seven support Foner’s argument?
- Explain Foner’s argument and draw connections between that argument and the documents.
Your essay should be 750-900 words long (about 3 pages), double-spaced, in a 10 or 12-point font.