Rediscovering the Christian Roots of the American Revolution in Colonial Williamsburg David Hemphill

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.

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.

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.

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.

How the citizens of Williamsburg encountered an attempt to disarm them similar to the citizens of Lexington and Concord.

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.