Griesmer Capitol History

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Colonial Williamsburg is the largest museum in the world and models life back in the 18th century. This historical site shows the difference from today life and back then life. The main buildings in Colonial Williamsburg are the Capitol, Bruton Parish Church, Governors Palace, and the Magazine. In the capitol is where the members of the House of Burgesses encounter and where documents were written by famous Americans that changed America impressively. A court was also located in the capitol, so without the capitol having a court, life today would be different and courts might not be here today. This generation has learned from the past’s mistake of how they did not put their capitol in the most populated
areas. This is why the capitol is the best choice for the 2016 commemorative coin.
On reason why the Capitol has to do with the House of Burgesses, and what was created by that group.
The most important people meet here at least once a year to decide rules, laws, and determined local taxation. The House of Burgesses united in 161 and heir first order of business was to put a minimum price on tobacco. This group did so much that helped America and it is all because of the Capitol. To sum up, the House of Burgesses people were like the president and they talked, about a bunch of important issues and did not give up until they reached were they needed to be. Let’s talk a little more about what those House of Burgesses did. They also wrote documents. Although some documents aren’t as famous, but this one is extremely famous. It was the proclamation of 1763. Although this document wasn’t made by the House of Burgesses. It was made by King James. Although some documents this group wrote were, The Declaration Independence, the Virginia statue of religious freedom, and many others. The documents changed a lot. It was very essential and without it many problems would have occurred. One of the documents not written by the House of Burgesses was the proclamation of 1763. This stated that no 13 colonies could buy any land west of the Appalachian Divide. This document theoretically made the Native Americans cool down a little and not attack the whites as much and hoped to stop the Indians rampage. This building helped us learn a tremendous amount.
Another reason has to do with citizens today and how today life has learned about courts thanks to the capitol. In the Capitol a court lied where bad people went if a crime or misdemeanor was done. If they were let go they would get a symbol that shows they committed a crime or a misdemeanor. If the criminal committed another crime the Jury would know this due to the symbol and would be executed. That is just another great reason of why the Capitol is the most
important.
The last reason is about how the generation today learned tactics and strategies of positioning your capitol which connects to the motto ‘’that the future may learn from the past’’. Now the current generation knows to protect the Capitol from realizing that is the most important place. For it has documents stored, your most important people meet there, and has treasures lied there. This generation also figured out that putting your Capitol in the middle of the most populated area is smart, which happens now. The current Capital is near the most populated area. Also, the Williamsburg Capitol was not in a populated area so it moved to Richmond. To conclude, the knowledge today has increased significantly from the Capitol in the past.
In conclusion, the Williamsburg was a remarkable place that changed the future, and that is why the Capitol should be recognized with the 2016 commemorative coin. This city had many great places but the Capitol was a little more superior. Overall Williamsburg was a great city that overcame many hardships but kept going and overcame them.