[super7man]

In the grand tradition of FR, I did not read the article.
Nonetheless; I am guessing that most of his thesis is speculation. I do not expect that any of his conclusions are based on the writings, letters or documents of the Founding Fathers.

[Borges]

The article mentions that! The arguments for revolution were argued out in the open. There is not a single mention of British Abolition anywhere. Frankly the British Abolitionist movement didn’t get going till after the American Revolution.