well, we know that thomas jefferson, patrick henry, richard henry lee and others came up into this chamber. they borrowed a history book about the english civil wars. and they found one time when parliament declared a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer. that would lead to the virginia resolution and that would lead to the governor dissolving the house. >> and i therefore dissolve your house of burgesses accordingly. god save the king. >> and that would be the last session of the house before the american resolution. in 1774, no one knew that yet. what became the american revolution was at that point still a tax protest. we're going to go downstairs and see where these men met as the high court justices in the general court of the colony of virginia. we're now in the general courtroom. and this is where in the 18th century, three subjects of his majesty would be tried for various felony crimes. but also the court would take care of other issues, as well. will probate of the greatest states would occur here. and virginians came here to sue and be sued. but it's the criminal cases that re

patrick henry made quite the speech in richmond, something about liberty and death? but now, now, we have independent companies. because of that speech, virginia has a group of armed men in every county in virginia all angry at england. well, that may have something to do with the governor leaving town last night. but seeing as they are not here, what do you say we go upstairs and see the private chambers of the family? right this way. here we are. it's quite a few stairs. i suppose that is the trouble with high ceilings. so many stairs. this is the largest bedchamber in the house. it belongs to lady catherine and lady augusta. they are the oldest of the children. they are 15 and 14. think they left in a hurry last night. you see, these young ladies have the large bedchamber because they also take their lessons here in the house. that bed over there is for their governess. she is a french governess. we may not like the french, but we do like their style. very important these young ladies speak french. they will be presented to the royal court. their father has a seat

patrick henry and thomas jefferson. and have a very orderly design. it was the third-largest building in town. it consisted not only of the building we are standing in, but there was a can now, a scullery, a laundry, kitchen. we know that one governor actually had 5000 models in his cellar. the house today is a reconstructed building on an architectural site. it was open to the public in 1934. since then it has undergone refurbishing and interpretations. one governor arrived in 1774. at the end of that year, lady dunmore gave birth to a daughter. unfortunately, things went sour between the relationship of the governor and the virginians, and in 1775, the governor and his family fled in darkness, never to return again. today, we have furnished the building as accurately as we can. we used primary documents such as inventory taken when the governor died, when an inventory would be taken of personal possessions. we had a letter, also a floor plan. they remodeled the palace into a very detailed floor plan. the capital moved to richmond, virginia, and thom

on this spot patrick henry introduces his resolutions against the stamp act. encapsulated in that resolution, not in so many words but there was a clear thought that there could be no taxation without representation. parliament an attempt to pay for the french and indian war and the increased administrative costs of the new empire wanted the american subjects in this colony to pay what they considered to be a fair share of the cost of the war. and administering the huge empire that has been added on. but the americans felt they could not be taxed by a legislature they had no representation in. mr. henry introduced his resolutions. of those resolutions they were , introduced when the body met as a whole. but when they met again as the house, only five of his resolutions got past -- passed. however, the colonial newspapers up and down the east coast were of the mind that all seven had passed and gave them a far greater rivers -- record -- reputation of radicalization than they had. he was perhaps the favorite monarch of colonial americans. here we have king geor

patrick henry made quite the speech enrichment, something about a liberty and death now we have independent companies. because of that speech, virginia now has a group of armed men, every county in va a and england, well, that may have something to do with the governor. here we are. it's quite a few stairs up to this floor. i suppose that is the trouble. >> the lady augusta. they're the oldest of the children. they are 15 and 14e years of age. >> they also take their lesson there the house. that one over there is for their dw dwoverness. madameoiselle. there's a french gover necessary. we may not like the french, but we do like their style. very important that these young ladies will present to the royal courts, their father is a secret parliament. but now the governor is taking his entire family off to his valley. they're sailing up the york river at the moment. >> they're wishing they had this much room again. >> i know you'd like it. lord and the lady dunmore share the bed chamber right over here. you'll want to take a look: it's not like they will know the difference. oh, yes, they do s

reached to a very famous by patrick henry that many people know, and the virginia declaration of rights which became the foundation for our declaration of independence from the brick. -- brits. the core stories, core values started in colonial williamsburg and that is why this is so important for all americans to connect with. greta: we want to say thank you to you and colonial williamsburg for welcoming american history tv and the c-span bus to williamsburg. thank you, sir, for your time as well. mitchell: my pleasure. please come back

and this led to a very famous speech by patrick henry, which many people know, and the virginia declaration of rights, which became the foundation of our declaration of independence from the brits. so again, the core story, the core values started here in colonial williamsburg. and that's why this is so very important for all americans to connect with. >> with that, mr. reiss, we want to say thank you to you and colonial williamsburg for welcoming american history tv and the c-span bus this morning and throughout the day to williamsburg. thank you, sir, for your time as well. >> my pleasure. please come back any time. >> like i said, we'll continue throughout the day here. we'll be taking your phone calls and your text messages after we show you this short little bit from colonial williamsburg. as we said, this scene depicts may 26th, 1774. we'll be back in about 15 minutes, and then we'll be

and this led to a very famous speech by patrick henry, which many people know, and the virginia declaration of rights, which became the foundation of our declaration of independence from the brits. so again, the core story, the core values started here in colonial williamsburg. and that's why this is so very important for all americans to connect with. >> with that, mr. reiss, we want to say thank you to you and colonial williamsburg for welcoming american history tv and the c-span bus this morning and throughout the day to williamsburg. thank you, sir, for your time as well. >> my pleasure. please come back any time. >> like i said, we'll continue throughout the day here. we'll be taking your phone calls and your text messages after we show you this short little bit from colonial williamsburg. as we said, this scene depicts may 26th, 1774. we'll be back in about 15 minutes, and then we'll be talking with colonial williamsburg historian joseph beatty, who will be taking your calls and your texts. [ hammering ] >> what goes there? >> treason, that's what. >> could you make your treason a lit

john's church that on march 23rd 1775, delegate patrick henry after presenting a resolution to form a all know well -- give me liberty or give me death. it happened in a church. the church has always been a part of shaping our government. so, here we stand today 240 years later in a church. the fight for freedom is still being waged, and i believe the desire for liberty is still very strong. so, today i want to remind you that in a house of worship whether it is a church, a synagogue, a temple or a mosque, it should still be part of the process of liberty in our country. so, i just want to say, don't let the oppressors silence our voices. don't let the intimidators and the naysayers back us into a corner. don't let the politically correct stop us from what is politically expedient. conservatives, if we will rise up, we can take our nation back. we can take our government back. and we can continue to preserve the freedoms of this land. so, let's rise up and let's make a difference. it started in a church. let's keep it in the church. god bless the united states of america. would you jo

this is where patrick henry introduced his resolutions against the stamp act. and encapsulated in that resolution, not to so many words, but there were clear thoughts that there could be no taxation without representation, toliament, and an attempt fan out the cost of war and the new empire they had run in the war, wanted his majesty's american subjects in this colony to pay what they considered to be a fair share of the cost of that war in administering this huge new empire. but the americans felt that they could not be taxed by the legislature that they had no representation and. -- representation in. so mr. henry introduced his resolutions. of the resolutions, they were introduced when the body met as a committee as a whole, but when they met again as the house, only five of his resolutions got past. however, the colonial newspapers up and down the east coast worked other -- or under the impression that seven had been passed and gave the virginia house of burgesses a far greater reputation for radicalism then it deserved at the time. as a matter of fact, thr

it would also have been the home to our first state governors patrick henry and thomas jefferson. the house was an important part of that is them design of the town of williamsburg. it had a very orderly design. the house would have been part of that design. it was the third largest building in town. it consisted of not only the building we are standing in, but also extensive

[laughter] and when you think about what patrick henry had to say there, when i read about the declaration of independence and when i asked my mother all men are created equal and be they are endowed by that creator with certain inalienable rights, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, does that mean me? me? she said, yes, absolutely. i said, well, then something's wrong. she said, no, it means you. the streetcar lines ended one block from where i lived. which means if you got on the streetcar to go someplace, it wasn't ever full because you was at the end of the line. so we would get on, and she would say, come on, let's go. and i'd sit at the front. she'd say, let's go back a little further. okay, one more. she'd say let's go back -- well, i wasn't able to read the colored and white sign. and i would say, well, why do we have to go back? she said we'll just go back. and she said -- and then when i did see sometimes the conductor asking people to move back, all she would say to me is this will change. this will change. you just come on. you just sit back here. and the one thing that

madison would be on the list, patrick henry who said give me liberty or give me death and thought the constitution was too cumbersome. list, what ise the liberty bell mean? freedom. they wanted freedom. the freedom to be not watched, not touched by government agents, unless that agent has probable cause. freedom means to be left alone in your country. to be able to walk down your street without getting patted as in milwaukee, they are doing in a probes on citizens while they stand and watch. they have been sued and people have been awarded. the right to travel along the highway without being pulled over in the middle of the night and women having their vaginas probed. these are happening on a daily basis. we've allowed this to happen. what does liberty mean? it means me saying i will not put up with this anymore. i will stand up for my rights. i want to change this thing. that's what freedom and liberty is all about and what the liberty bell stands for. the people who started this country today would be on a terrorist watch list. they gave us freedom. host: our guest is john whitehead

henry,jefferson, patrick richard henry lee and others came up into this chamber and borrowed a historyook about the british of war. one done by a gentleman by the name of rushmore. they found one time when parliament declared fasting comments million asian and prayer. governord lead to the dissolving the house. >> i therefore dissolve the house of burgesses accordingly. god save the king. >> that would be the last complete session of the house before the american resolution -- revolution. what became the american revolution was at that point still a tax protest. we will go downstairs and see where these men met as the high court justices. >> we are now in the general courtroom. this is where in the 18th century free subjects of his majesty would be tried for various felony crimes. but also the general court would take care of other issues as well. in addition this is where virginians came to sue and be sued. it is those criminal cases that really grabbed our attention. we know for instance one woman was sent here to virginia as a con vote -- convict servant. she was sentenced to die bu

ways, because he was i think rightly fearful for his hanover militia under the command of patrick henry was approaching the city, if not here already. though the things that heated up too much, the governor felt it in his best interest to leave. not everyone could enter the palace. it,our viewers have seen there is a wall around it, it is gated. visitors upon approaching the palace would have been allowed into the front room. thatof their business, at point, it would be determined if their business was allowed to enter into the residence in self. when you enter the front room, there was a room off to the right where business could be done right there in the lobby without allowing people into the rest of the governor's resident. as you step into the front room havee palace, you would seen, as you do today, and impressive display of arms and armaments. , things pistols, swords of this sort. it was a powerful display of force. the kind of force the governor had at his disposal if he chose to use it. palace was and still remains and impressive structure. the extension of the king's power in

bill: i would say one of my critics and also my closest compatriot, patrick henry. i met him when i was making my way through williamsburg to attend the overall college of william and mary. he had become well known as an attorney. we commenced to work together in our disagreements with government. with theorated proclamation for a day of fasting, humiliation, and prayer. as he would want to criticize me theng the time that i was second elected governor of the new commonwealth of virginia, he was the first. at a time that we had oversold the safety and protection of virginia, in the light of the invasions by general benedict arnold, let alone general cornwallis. we were hardly prepare for the invasion. , together as governor together for the general defense of virginia. militias appeared and disappeared with the seasons and the crops. i was chastised when we had to retreat. we had already retreated from williamsburg. were vulnerable on the high ground in williamsburg with the james river and the south and the york river to the north. we retreated to richmond town for

and i'm referring to colonel patrick henry. do you know i met mr. henry when i was making my way to williamsburg that winter of '59 and '60. to attend the old world college of william and mary. he was a most accomplished fiddler and we commenced to work together in our disagreements with our government as that ensued. we collaborated on that proclamation for a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer. i can only say this. as he wanted to criticize me at a time when i was the second common governor, mind you he was the first, at a time when we had to oversee the safety, protection and defense of our commonwealth of virginia in the light of the invasions by general benedict arnold, let alone general charles lord cornwallis, that we were hardly prepared for that invasion. in fact i remember as governor to try to summon our militias to gather together for the general defense of virginia, why, our virginia militias appeared and disappeared with the seasons and the crops. and so i was chastised particularly when we had to retreat from richmond town. we had

a few years later on march 23, 1775, patrick henry riveted, the virginia delegates gathered at st. john's church in richmond as they considered whether to join massachusetts in the fight against parliament. in his speech, memorably concluded give me liberty or give me death, or include at least 10 distinct rival echoes in the sentences that preceded his final declaration. 1776, tom paine's influential sense," prove decisive in convincing colonists that the problem with british rule -- rule was not simply mistakes of parliament, but governance by a king. argumentart of paine's was his exposition of first samuel chapter eight, the lord god and his prophet samuel had chastised israel for asking for a king like the nations around him. the heart of his argument, scholars have shown really quite recently, convinced many that scripture could be posed against monarchical rule. williamight expect, smith, an anglican clergyman, wrote about paine's arguments from first samuel. there never was a greater perversion of scripture. , leader theish first anglican bishop of nova i would have to reno

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a few years later on march 23, 1775, patrick henry riveted the delegates who gathered as they considered whether to join massachusetts in the fight against parliament. in his speech, memorably concluded give me liberty or give me death included at least ten distinct bible echos in the 20 clipped sentences that eclipsed the final declaration. tom payne's influential tract common sense said that the problem with british rule was not simply mistakes of parliament, but the very principle of governance by a king. at the heart of payne's argument was his exposition of first samuel chapter 8 with the lord god and these prophet samuel had chastised for asking by a king like the nations around him. the heart of his argument as the scholars have shown quite rec t recently convinced many that scripture can be posed against rule. rebuttals followed. william smith an anglican wrote about payne's argument from first samuel. there never was a greater perversion of scripture. charles english from new york city, and later the first anglican bishop of nova scotia said i would have to renounce my bible if

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reached to a very famous by patrick henry that many people know, and the virginia declaration of rights which became the foundation for our declaration of independence from the brick. -- brits. the core stories, core values started in colonial williamsburg and that is why this is so important for all americans to connect with. greta: we want to say thank you to you and colonial williamsburg for welcoming american history tv and the c-span bus to williamsburg. thank you, sir, for your time as well. mitchell: my pleasure. please come back anytime. greta: we will be taking your phone calls and text messages after we show you the short little bit from colonial williamsburg. may 26,id, this depict 1774. we will be back in about 15 minutes and we will be talking with see fit. but they complain about their right to liberty. greta: we are back live on american history tv on c-span3. we are in the colonial williamsburg historic area where the c-span bus is at the end of the palace green in that area.