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Referenced as a historian who has written about how the language of the revolution is rooted in the 'country oppositional tradition' - an attempt to preserve 'the good old cause of 17th century England.' His scholarly work on the American Revolution is being discussed.

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Referenced as 'Gordon Wood, in his short account of the American Revolution' when discussing the Continental Congress and the point at which there was nothing the British could have done. Gordon Wood is identified as providing historical analysis of this period.