That housed him in every campaign of the revolution. It was acquired by the minister from the valley forge era and that launched a century of collecting and launched the idea of a museum to tell the entire story of the revolution. The collections of the museum are incomparable. They have no peer. We have objects related to washington which truly are unique. One of a kind. And they bring to life his leadership, his incredible role in keeping the Continental Army together and never waivvering fm his goal of success. At the same time, we have objects that represent the common foot soldier, the cavalry man we have objects that reflect the role of not just american soldiers but british and french and native americans. So our collection will enable to us to present the entire story of the American Revolution all to come to philadelphia. Scott stevenson is the director of collections and interpretation for the museum and hes the ideal person to oversee the creation of these exhibits. He is ph
Theres a new british monarch, the first britishborn monarch in the 18th century, george iii. Hes young, very vibrant. He considers himself to be a real patriot king. Americans of the future revolutionary generation are extremely patriotic. They have just participated in one of the most dramatic victories in modern history and are now part of really the richest most extensive empire since the classical age. And the first object i want to show you is an engraved soldier powder. This is a cow horn that was carved in 1763 to reflect that great victory. So you can see a crown and gr or the latin georges rex, king george iii. So this is that new british monarch. Its actually engraved with a scene of the city of havana in cuba which is some of the fortifications around havana. British ships in the harbor. Thebritish and American Forces had taken cuba from the span fish 1762. And this horn was carved to commemorate the embarkation of those troops. The scene was illuminated at the embarkation o
Adept at handling her medium, despite her husbands infidelities, his death in office as well as her own poor health, she would help define the role of the modern first lady. Florence harding on cspans original series first ladies influence and image. Examining the public and private lives of the women who filled the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency. From martha away twoo michelle obama. Sundays at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on American History t on cspan 3. Each week, mesh history tvs american heart facts takes you to museums and historic places. Up next, we travel to philadelphia to learn about the museum of the American Revolution. Located two blocks from Independence Hall, the museum is scheduled to open in early 2017. The idea for the museum goes back a century when december den sents of George Washingtons family put up for sale the tent that housed him in every campaign of the revolution. It was acquired by the minister from the valley forge era and that launch
Park was established to celebrate the activities and events which took place on april 19 1775. Behind me is northbridge. This is considered to be the beginning of the american revolution, because it was here that colonial militia and british regulars encountered one another, shots were fired, and lives were lost on both sides. More importantly, it was where the colonial militia was ordered to fire upon the kings troops creating in essence an act of treason. Massachusetts was a royal colony. There have been tensions growing with the mother country cents the 70s with the mother country. Was, asrted to happen the decade were on, the were a series of events that would take place including the boston massacre and the boston tea party. The tea party was the destruction of private property. Because of the destruction, the Royal Authority had to punish Massachusetts Bay colony. That included a series of acts called the intolerable acts. So, you have the bringing in of a british governor, the c
That. Over the next 90 minutes, with the help of Comcast Cable partners, we is at the site at the center of over revolutions, including waldo pond and the orchard house. We begin and northbridge and the shot heard around the world. By the bridge, here the embattled farmers stood and fired the shot heard round the world. Minutemen National Historical park was established to celebrate the activities and events which took place on april 19 1775. Behind me is northbridge. This is considered to be the beginning of the american revolution, because it was here that colonial militia and british regulars encountered one another, shots were fired, and lives were lost on both sides. More importantly, it was where the colonial militia was ordered to fire upon the kings troops creating in essence an act of treason. Massachusetts was a royal colony. There have been tensions growing with the mother country cents since the 1770s. Thomas gage was appointed to oversee. What started to happen was, as the