Some recent historians have argued that
life in the British colonies in America from approximately 1763 to 1789 was
marked by internal conflicts among colonists. Inheritors of some of the
viewpoints of early twentieth century Progressive historians such as Beard and
Becker, these recent historians have put forward arguments that deserve
evaluation. The kind of conflict most emphasized by these historians is class
conflict. Yet with the Revolutionary War dominating these years, how does one
distinguish class conflict within that larger conflict Certainly not by the
side a person supported. Although many of these historians have accepted the
earlier assumption that Loyalists represented an upper class, new evidence
indicates that Loyalists, like rebels, were drawn from all socioeconomic class.
(It is nonethel A. potentially verifiable B. partially justified C. logically contradictory D. ingenious but flawed [单项选择] {{B}}TEXT E{{/B}}
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