The first illegal vote against England and the king was held in the Capitol building. The Capitol was important, is important, and connected to the Colonial Williamsburg motto, “That the future may learn from the past”. It is where important government groups held meetings, it represents democracy, and you can learn about the first American government. Because the Capitol was so politically important, it should be minted on a commemorative coin.
First of all, it was relevant in colonial times because it held some of the most important groups and people of the revolution. It held the governor's council, which was a group of people chosen by Dunmore and some by the king. It also had the House of Burgesses. The House of Burgesses had votes and talks about liberty, and held influential patriots such as Patrick Henry and James Madison. Patrick Henry gave a slightly less known Caesar-Brutus speech against the stamp act here. George Washington, George Mason, George Wythe, Richard Henry Lee, Jefferson, and others played their parts in the pre-revolution government battles at the capitol. The Burgesses went to some court cases in the capitol, and had their own chairs. The Articles of Confederation (later called the Continental Congress) met elsewhere. Thus, it held people who were important. …show more content…
We broke away and revolted against England because of unfair laws and taxation without representation. Because we won, we started democracy, and became the birthplace of democracy. Democracy started in the capitol, and is now preserved in it, as a sanctuary or museum of democracy. In this time, you can see how history was made and democracy was born in the capitol. If you walk in, then you can see different places, like where some ideas in the declaration of independence. Ultimately, it was a sanctuary for
First of all, it was relevant in colonial times because it held some of the most important groups and people of the revolution. It held the governor's council, which was a group of people chosen by Dunmore and some by the king. It also had the House of Burgesses. The House of Burgesses had votes and talks about liberty, and held influential patriots such as Patrick Henry and James Madison. Patrick Henry gave a slightly less known Caesar-Brutus speech against the stamp act here. George Washington, George Mason, George Wythe, Richard Henry Lee, Jefferson, and others played their parts in the pre-revolution government battles at the capitol. The Burgesses went to some court cases in the capitol, and had their own chairs. The Articles of Confederation (later called the Continental Congress) met elsewhere. Thus, it held people who were important. …show more content…
We broke away and revolted against England because of unfair laws and taxation without representation. Because we won, we started democracy, and became the birthplace of democracy. Democracy started in the capitol, and is now preserved in it, as a sanctuary or museum of democracy. In this time, you can see how history was made and democracy was born in the capitol. If you walk in, then you can see different places, like where some ideas in the declaration of independence. Ultimately, it was a sanctuary for