The Statehouse in Jamestown had burned down three times. So, government officials moved to the new capitol, Williamsburg. Henry Cary started the Capitol building’s construction in 1699. When construction finished in 1705, a new era of law and politics in Colonial Williamsburg had begun. The Capitol was significant in Colonial times, has value for citizens today, and connects to the motto, “That the future may learn from the past.” Board members of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation need to mint a 2016 commemorative coin to signify to current and future tourists the prominence of the Capitol.
First of all, the capitol was significant in colonial times because it was a place for government officials, such as the House of Burgesses and Governor’s council, had voting, and held the General Court. On the first floor in the west wing were the General Court and the Colony’s Secretary. In the east were the House of Burgesses and its clerk. Additionally, stairs led to the council chamber, the council clerk’s office, three committee rooms and a conference room. The Capitol hosted some social events in light times, but when the Revolutionary War erupted, the halls rang with debates such as George Mason’s Declaration of Rights. Along with that, Thomas Jefferson made his first attempt at a bill for religious freedom in that …show more content…
Programs in the evening feature political and social events held there in the eighteenth century. Initially, there was a courtroom in the Colonial Capitol, therefore tour guides do a minor reenactment of what a real case would have looked like in the eighteenth century. In addition, upstairs the guides select citizens to be representatives on a council to demonstrate what the House of Representatives would have looked like in Colonial
First of all, the capitol was significant in colonial times because it was a place for government officials, such as the House of Burgesses and Governor’s council, had voting, and held the General Court. On the first floor in the west wing were the General Court and the Colony’s Secretary. In the east were the House of Burgesses and its clerk. Additionally, stairs led to the council chamber, the council clerk’s office, three committee rooms and a conference room. The Capitol hosted some social events in light times, but when the Revolutionary War erupted, the halls rang with debates such as George Mason’s Declaration of Rights. Along with that, Thomas Jefferson made his first attempt at a bill for religious freedom in that …show more content…
Programs in the evening feature political and social events held there in the eighteenth century. Initially, there was a courtroom in the Colonial Capitol, therefore tour guides do a minor reenactment of what a real case would have looked like in the eighteenth century. In addition, upstairs the guides select citizens to be representatives on a council to demonstrate what the House of Representatives would have looked like in Colonial