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Would the U.S. Constitution have surprised the American revolutionaries of 1776?

Gordon Wood talks about if the U.S. Constitution would have surprised the American revolutionaries of 1776. __________________________________________________________________________ Khan Academy and National Constitution Center Constitution 101 - Unit 3 Access Unit 3: Access the full course: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/constitution-101 Learn about the course: https://blog.khanacademy.org/educators-find-out-the-latest-on-our-new-constitution-101-course-coming-september-2024/ Visit our media library to discover more online classes, podcasts, and Town Hall conversations: https://constitutioncenter.org/news-debate/media-library Sign up for our newsletter: https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001isJLcA0NBDU2D_HGg2ohDtUUbfEfE-Gpl9t1---7rRBAsT4f5B7IV2UbsNZFPIVvYFY1ZtLK4zENNfTuda3Z_WJBoefPS8mnvM8KMyfAOq4%3D Subscribe to the National Constitution Center on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ConstitutionCenter?sub_confirmation=1 Follow the National Constitution Center on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/constitutionctr/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConstitutionCtr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/constitutionctr/. Created by National Constitution Center.

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