Introduction: 1776 and all that
Part one. Inherent tensions
1776 / Brendan McConville
Thomas Jefferson, optimistic visionary / Annette Gordon-Reed
Slavery and hypocrisy: how the founders talked about America's original sin
Americans are beautiful: race, immigrations, and the American Revolution / Christa Dierksheide and Nicholas Guyatt
Race, fear, and political persuasion: the problem of slavery on the eve of revolution / Robert G. Parkinson
What is the American Declaration of Independence at 250 to me? / Marlene L. Daut
Hidden in plain sight: the George Rogers Clark statue at the University of Virginia, 1921-2021 / Allison Bigelow and Teresa R. Pollak
Part three. Political foundations
Original intentions, unintended consequences / Peter S. Onuf
Appeal for a new revolutionary narrative: the curious tale of The Crisis / T.H. Breen
The Declaration of Independence, institution building, and the orderly transfer of power in Revolutionary America / Rosemarie Zagarri
What does the American Revolution mean to me? / John A. Ragosta
Embracing the founders' legacy / Lindsay M. Chervinsky
Part four. Lived experiences.
The presence and absence of religion in national unity / Katherine Carte
Infectious disease and the American Revolution / Woody Holton
Legacies of the Revolution's domestic warfare / Lauren Duval
The citizen-solider is dead. Long live the citizen-solider / Ricardo A. Herrera
Part five. Remembering the Revolution
The irrelevance of the American Revolution / Michael A. McDonnell
The ethos of revolution: past and present / Joanne B. Freeman
The American Revolution in France (1976-2026) / Bertrand van Ruymbeke
Echoes of the Revolutionary era / Andrew M. Davenport
Epilogue: a case of redemption / Patrick Griffin.
