Commemorative coins are a certificate for significance. This year Colonial WIlliamsburg is granting a Commemorative coin to one building. There are many structures that could possibly get the coin. The four main structures are the Magazine, the Bruton Parish, the Governor's Palace, and the Williamsburg Capitol Building. Only one building unquestionably deserves this award and that building should be the Williamsburg Capitol Building. This memorable building has historical significance, relevance today, and plays a major role in following a superb mission statement, “That the future may learn from the past”. To begin with, the Williamsburg Capitol has the most colonial significance. Patrick Henry said many speeches. He was the person who said the prominent saying “Give me liberty or give me death”. Mr.Henry also motivated many people with his stamp act speech which he spoke in front of the capitol building and that was when …show more content…
The capitol gives tours, like every exhibit, but it shows the government’s everyday life, the revolution problems, and the slave work. This historic place represents the war and separation from the British. The capitol is decorated with weapons that could have been used for war. One of the reasons the capitol was in Williamsburg was because the Jamestown capitol was burnt down. So was the Williamsburg capitol in 1747 and moved to Richmond. Before it was burnt down it was built by Henry Cary in a different style than British structures. There was much separation and war shown in the capitol building. The capitol building holds political events to engage the visitors. The crew acts out Patrick Henry’s speeches and meetings held by the government. Also the everyday life of the people who stay there. The employees retell the important stories that happened at the Williamsburg Capitol. The capitol has important things about the past that defines
The battles of Lexington and Concord were neccessary battles to the American Revolutionary War because they started the very thing that made our country free. Many people have always wondered how the historic American Revolutionary War got started. Sure, they have heard the stories of Paul Revere and the Midnight Ride: There was even a poem written about his ride, but Paul Revere didn’t start the war. It was a much bigger deal than just that.
George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were two important men who affected our nations independence and the beginning years of our country. They helped form this nation into a free and sovereign country. Yet, they were different in many aspects they shared a few common features. Both Washington and Jefferson grew up in the southern state of Virginia and like most owned land to grow and harvest crops. In growing up they came from two different class levels of living. The Jefferson family was more famous and richer than Washington’s giving him a greater advantage and opportunity to succeed, especially in higher education. After Jefferson finished regular schooling he was able to attend the College of William and Mary were he studied law. He did so under the teaching of George Wthe who was considered perhaps the greatest teachers of law in Virginia at the time. Washington however was taught by his mom mainly in mathematics and received no higher education. Washington was still knowledgeable and began to put it to use in the army to become as a young British soldier. He interred the army at the young age of nineteen were he began to learn leadership and military strategy which would prove useful in the Revolutionary War to come. Jefferson on the other hand was involved in the laws, courts, and small politics. At the young age of twenty-five Jefferson was elected to the House of Burgesses in Virginia were he served for five years. Washington was known for his great motivational speeches that would rally troops together to prepare for war and lead on to victory. Jefferson was more of a writer not a speaker and by using his skill he wrote and brought forth fresh ideas of independence and freedom.
The author David McCullough wanted to write about George Washington and his men through losses and miserable retreats, as well as his big successes. Not forgetting McCullough uses his opening chapters to summarize the state of the opposing armies and to introduce some of his major characters: Washington, Nathanael Greene, Henry Knox, and William Howe. 1776 gives a very detailed and informative account of the battles and military life from the Battle of Boston to the Battle of Trenton. Finally the author, David McCullough, of the book as many other works and experiences that tell the reader why and how 1776 is such a credible source as well as expertly written. Many histories that spend a great deal of time narrating the Continental Congress’ development of the idea of “freedom” and “liberty” as it applied to the colonies, this book takes the reader right in the drains following
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Millions of Americans work full-time, day in and day out, making near and sometimes just minimum wage. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them in part by the welfare claim, which promises that any job equals a better life. Barbara wondered how anyone can survive, let alone prosper, on $6-$7 an hour. Barbara moved from Florida to Maine to Minnesota, working in the cheapest lodgings available and accepting work as a waitress, hotel maid, house cleaner, nursing home aide, and Wal-Mart salesperson. She soon realizes that even the lowliest occupations require exhausting mental and physical efforts and in most cases more than one job was needed to make ends meet. Nickel and Dimed reveals low-wage America in all of its glory, consisting of
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Patrick Henry, the author of the “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” Speech and the famous American Framer, attorney, and ex-governor of Virginia, was born on May 29, 1736 in Hanover County, VA (Fowler). Henry was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses and was chosen to be a delegate to the 1st Continental Congress (Fowler). Henry was known for being a fiery orator and speaker, and he proved himself to be a knowledgeable lawyer and politician (Fowler). Patrick Henry was usually reported as being six feet tall, long-limbed, with “sparkly cobalt eyes and auburn hair” (Fowler). But early in life, Henry was common man. Henry was a clerk who worked for a local business run by his father and, for the most part, educated by his father, who attended a Scottish university. He was musically inclined, playing the fiddle and flute, and during most of his adulthood Henry took active roles in the military skirmishes and disputes between the colonies and the Britain (Fowler).
Traveling to Williamsburg is like going back in time to a place that has been forgotten. The rich history of political and cultural views that the state of Virginia has to offer can be found in the historical town of Williamsburg. Many of the founding fathers of this country made an impact on this nation walking the streets of Colonial Williamsburg. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Patrick Henry debated controversial issues and created political views that are still in use in today’s governmental structure. The ideas of democracy and a representative government echo through the walls within the city of Williamsburg. The battles of the Revolutionary and Civil War were based on ideologies that represented the people of this state. Restoration efforts of many individuals has kept the historical aspect of Virginia’s colonial times cemented in today’s
Patrick Henry addressed his audience, after others had gone to oppose Virginia joining the fight for independence. The others thought that peaceful negotiations were the way to go and the hope of avoiding war was their motivation. Henry believed it was time to stand up against British rule and wanted his fellow Virginians to join him in opposition of the British government. Henry was a patriot but felt that the British took advantage of the colonies and did not have their best interest at heart. He became a patriot for America and American liberation from England. The control the British had over the colonies was unjust, the colonist had no representation in the British Parliament and no voice in their own governing. The people wanted their vote to count and be represented by ...
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From its revolutionary design to its breathtaking structure itself, the mansion is a monument to the past innovations which fostered America´s beginnings. The free-thinking nature which drove Jefferson himself is also expressed in the mansion and the inventions which lie within. This spirit of originality and independent thought are sorely missed today, and the nation could benefit greatly from a revival of these values. The memorialization of Jefferson himself is also to be valued, as one who gave so much to his community needs recognition and respect, his sheer genius also is inspirational. The preservation of Monticello allows the qualities of genius, innovation, and intelligence to be preserved for the future, in the hope that Monticello may inspire the next Jefferson to send civilization to even greater heights.
To appreciate the significance we have to understand some of the major events that led up to the Revolution. One event that caused contention in the colonies was the Sugar Act. After the Seven Years’ War the British government wanted to bring more control over its empire. For years up to this point many colonist merchants had been involved with smuggling to evade paying tax on shipped goods. While the Navigation Acts, which the British government had passed to maintain control of trade within the colonies, had been around for many years, neglect on the part of the empire had given colonists the opportunity to become accustomed to sidestepping the law. With the new teeth given to royal officials by the Sugar Act to prosecute violators, colonists became frustrated with this new effort to enforcement (Foner 142).
Finally, I feel that The Pennsylvania State Capitol building embodies a unique balance of architecture and art. It is a place where the residents of the Pennsylvania can visit and learn about the significance and history of our state. It makes me proud to know that such a beautiful piece of architecture is only a few minutes away.
Since the building of Congress was built it has been through many stages. Being the meeting house for the bodies that govern our land of the free since 1793. The United States Capitol is one of the greatest structures in the world also serving as a symbol to the people of our nation. It will forever be the heart of our nation.(New Book, 420)