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Politics
: Politics in Colonial Virginia
Politics in Colonial Virginia
Pre-Independence
Virginia Time Line, 1760-1776
Historical Background-from the Stamp Act Crisis to Revolution
Summary of the 1765 Stamp Act
Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions
William Pitt's Speech Against the Stamp Act
Print image:
The Repeal, Or the Funeral of Miss Ame-Stamp
(75k)
Print image:
The Alternative of Williamsburg
(105k)
Words to the song
The Glorious Seventy Four
Summary View of the Rights of British America
Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress
"Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death"
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Virginia Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Post-Independence
United States Articles of Confederation
United States Constitution
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George Washington's First Inaugural Address
George Washington's Second Inaugural Address
Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address
Thomas Jefferson's Second Inaugural Address
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George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
George Wythe
St. George Tucker
The Randolph family and slaves
Patrick Henry
Richard Henry Lee
(fact sheet)
George Mercer
(fact sheet)
John Robinson
(fact sheet)
Test your knowledge of American history
Listen to a Behind the Scenes Interview:
Declaration of Independence.
Bill Barker, interpreting Thomas Jefferson reads the Declaration of Independence.
(MP3, 2.7Mb) ||
View transcript
Listen to a Behind the Scenes Interview:
Law and Order.
Tom Hay talks about crime and punishment in 18th-century Williamsburg.
(MP3, 3.1Mb) ||
View transcript
This interview is part of an ongoing series of podcasts available on the Colonial Williamsburg site.
Learn more.
Historic Triangle