Inspiration for the Modern Revolutionary
Among the first things the Jamestown voyagers did when they set up English America’s first permanent settlement was conduct an election.
Learn more about how this American legacy has evolved in Voting in Early America, an article from the journal Colonial Williamsburg.
Then download a free voting screensaver.
Colonial Virginians cherished their canine friends as much as we do today. Learn about the dog days in The Eighteenth Century Goes to the Dogs.
Although a lady of Martha Washington’s stature was not to be found making biscuits, this historic building has ties to the Custis estate. Learn more about this humble, historic outbuilding and its restoration in Then and Now.
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Considering the importance and potential impact of the position, the Constitution’s description of the president’s military role is remarkably terse: “The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States.”
The powers of declaring war and financing the armed forces are given to Congress, but the president is in command. The details of implementation are left to posterity to puzzle out.
Read more in George Washington and the Evolution of the American Commander in Chief from the journal Colonial Williamsburg.
In this issue of the journal Colonial Williamsburg’s “Peopling the Past” series, we meet star-crossed lovers Betsy Nicholas and Edmund Randolph. Born into families of opposing political views, their betrothal has the savor of a Montague-and-Capulet courtship.
Stances and dances made the eighteenth-century man—and woman. Read the story in the journal Colonial Williamsburg.
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Colonial Williamsburg’s museum collections grow continually; each new object is a treasure with a rich heritage. Watch the collection increase in New in the Collections, the online feature from the Colonial Williamsburg journal.
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The current issue of the journal Colonial Williamsburg is now available online, with articles on topics from the Sons of Liberty to ballroom etiquette. Insightful articles alongside vibrant photography will enliven your winter hours.
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