In short, the founding fathers helped unleash democratic and egalitarian forces that would put an end to "many of their enlightened hopes and their kind of elitist leadership." They "succeeded in preventing any duplication of themselves."
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This is a variation, of course, on the central argument laid out in Mr. Wood's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1992 book, "The Radicalism of the American Revolution": namely, that the Revolution helped smother the patronage, paternalism and hierarchical relationships of the 18th century and usher in a new, democratic, capitalistic world; that it undermined the whole idea of aristocracy and elitist virtue and helped bring about a new society defined by the common man.
B. An agreement to boycott all British imports and stop exporting to Britain and its colonies
This is the closest answer. The Continental Association was a response to the Intolerable Acts in an attempt to have it repealed. The goal was to create enough hardship for Britain that they would be persuaded to repeal the Acts.
I think its c instead, because he meant that fear was only making things worse. not fearing fear and failure would help in the long run; so a positive attitude instead would help.
