Rediscovering the Christian Roots of the American Revolution in Colonial Williamsburg David Hemphill
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- Society & Culture
This self guided tour covers eight of the most significant public buildings in Colonial Williamsburg. These buildings, such as the Raleigh Tavern and the Governor's Palace, were selected for the roles they played in God's plan to bring the United States into being and to spread the Gospel to the New World.
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Credits:
Written by David Hemphill
Narrated by Tom Morr with Cary Hemphill
Produced by Michael Lemley of World Productions.
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Stop 8 - Bruton Parish Church
How this is the most important building in Williamsburg, where America's Founders worshiped together. Through their faith in Christ, the Founders came to realize that government should exist only to secure the individual's God given rights.
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Stop 7 - Govenor's Palace
How this residence of the British governor came to symbolize George III oppressive authority. How the Protestant Reformation and John Locke caused Englishmen to demand greater religious and political freedom culminating in the Glorious Revolution of 1688.
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Stop 6 - George Wythe House
How modern science was born out of the Protestant Reformation. How the greatest threat to a democratic outcome to the American Revolution came from General Washington's own officers.
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Stop 5 - The Courthouse
How the invasion of New York City by the British, accompanied by Hessian mercenaries, sparked the Declaration of Independence. How two surprising patriot victories in South Carolina set the wheels in motion for George Washington's victory at Yorktown.
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Stop 4 - The Powder Magazine
How the citizens of Williamsburg encountered an attempt to disarm them similar to the citizens of Lexington and Concord.
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Stop 3 - Raleigh Tavern
How as the "default" meeting place for the House of Burgesses, the Raleigh became the center of protest against George III and the British Parliament. How American patriots thought of themselves not as revolutionaries, but as Englishman being denies their rights by an absolute monarch.