The Revolutionary City ™
The Burgesses Dissolved
A March to Liberty
News from Concord
Tar & Feathers
A Plea for Support
A Slave Considers Freedom
The Liberty Pole
British Occupation
Huzzah!
On To Victory!
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The Revolutionary City™
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The Burgesses Dissolved
Members of the House of Burgesses walk from the Capitol to the Raleigh Tavern to consider their options
following Royal Governor Dunmore’s order dissolving the representative assembly in retaliation for passage
of a resolution supporting the citizens of Boston whose port is closed by royal edict following the Boston Tea
Party.
News from Concord
Mann Page arrives on horseback with news of bloodshed in Massachusetts Bay Colony at Lexington and
Concord – “the shot heard ‘round the World.”
A Slave Considers Freedom
An enslaved woman considers her future in light of Royal Governor Dunmore’s proclamation offering
freedom to slaves of patriot masters who leave to join the British forces.
A March to Liberty
Guests young and old join the march of fife and drum to celebrate Virginia’s resolution for independence.
Tar & Feathers
Young guests assist an enslaved tavern worker as he prepares the Liberty Pole.
The Liberty Pole
A patriot adds a cask of tar and a bag of feathers to the Liberty Pole, a symbol meant to intimidate loyalists
and other dissidents unfriendly to the patriot cause.
Huzzah!
A patriot leads a cheer for the cause of American liberty.
A Plea for Support
A patriot entices the assembled crowd to support the Continental Army and urges able-bodied men to enlist.
British Occupation
British Gen. Benedict Arnold and an aide explain the terms of occupation during the British taking of
Williamsburg during the summer of 1781.
On To Victory!
Gen. George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette address the citizens of Williamsburg as the
Continental Army prepares for the siege of Yorktown, the final battle of the American Revolution.
Photo credit: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, Va.
These images may be used for editorial and educational purposes only.
All commercial and advertising uses are strictly forbidden without
the written consent of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
© 2007 by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
http://www.ColonialWilliamsburg.com
CWF Media Contact: Penna Rogers, 757-220-7121 or [email protected]