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I first took my seat in the ancient bodin the spring of 1769. I must tell you, your excellency, you were already a legend in my family when i was a young boy. My father, peter jefferson, spoke very highly of you. He as you well know was a surveyor commissioned by the western authority surveying lintz of virginia and beyond. Lands of virginia and beyond. He was a young major. I believe you both sat together in the Virginia House of burgesss, just before he passed away. He passed away in 1757. Whe...

She is responsible for recreating the beds and mountes that make vernon believable as a home. Nancy is widely recognized as the leading american expert of textiles of the 18th and 19th centuries. She began her career as an archaeologist, deeply interested in understanding the ways people how theythe past, lived with and express themselves through their material possessions. Over the past 30 years. , natalie has taken that approach above ground by studying furnishing textiles in order to recreate...

Individual you have all seen but whose name you may not recognize, natalie larson. Natalie larson is the unsung hero of mount vernon. She is responsible for physically recreating beds, curtains, and household textiles that make mount vernon believable as a home. Natalie is widely recognized as on leading american expert furnishing textiles of the 18th and 19th century and is the sole textilesr of historic incorporated of williamsburg, virginia. She began her career as an archaeologist, deeply in...

On the eve of the American Revolution williamsburg, virginia, was a bustling capital city, home to a large enslaved population. American history tv returns to the williamsburg at the 1770s where we are live from the historic district. We will see revolutionaries and loyalists mingle on the streets. The house of burgesses, where George Washington once served, and the Governors Palace, home to king george. We will also be taking your questions as we talked to historians, curators, and interpreters...

Each week, american artifacts takes you to museums and Historic Places to learn what artifacts reveal about american history. Williamsburg was the capital 17051779. Ginia from up next, we take a tour of the courthouse. We learned the role of justices, clerks, and lawyers before and after the american revolution. Tom my name is tom hey, i am the site supervisor of the herehouse capital and jail in colonial williamsburg. We are currently in the courthouse of 1770. This courthouse served as the cou...

Welcome to history 3011 the American Revolution. Hope all of you had a great spring break last weekend and look forward to hearing a little bit more about. What you did . In our upcoming discussions now we spent the last two weeks talking about the war of independence the actual war. And the amazing thing about the revolution is that while war was raging american drove constitutions and debated how to construct a government that would protect the peoples rights and in facilitate their happiness....

Served as secretary of state and then campaigned for the presidency herself. American history tvs first lady series is also available as a podcast. You can find it whereve good mo. Welcome to history 3011 the American Revolution. Hope all of you had a great spring break last weekend and look forward to hearing a little bit more about. What you did . In our upcoming discussions now we spent the last two weeks talking about the war of independence the actual war. And the amazing thing about the re...

Welcome to history 3011 the American Revolution. Hope all of you had a great spring break last weekend and look forward to hearing a little bit more about. What you did . In our upcoming discussions now we spent the last two weeks talking about the war of independence the actual war. And the amazing thing about the revolution is that while war was raging american drove constitutions and debated how to construct a government that would protect the peoples rights and in facilitate their happiness....

Over again in the discussions around the formation of state constitutions and in the earliest bills of rights, so, you know, i think we need to think about how emotion and sentiment are part of the goals of the revolution of really creating a government thats going to contribute to individual fulfillment as well as the common good and that both of those goals were intertwined the fulfillment and happiness of the individual that we could all be our best selves but also the good of the whole are t...

Welcome to history 3011 the American Revolution. Hope all of you had a great spring break last weekend and look forward to hearing a little bit more about. What you did . In our upcoming discussions now we spent the last two weeks talking about the war of independence the actual war. And the amazing thing about the revolution is that while war was raging american drove constitutions and debated how to construct a government that would protect the peoples rights and in facilitate their happiness....