let's CELEBRATE AMERICA historic Williamsburg A Revolutionary City by Joanne Mattern
step into the past It’s a quiet morning in a colonial town in 1775 A farmer passes by on his way to bring his crops to Market Square Standing in the doorway of her shop a woman leans on her broom and watches children play marbles on the steps of the church A slave opens a window onto the street humming a tune The sound of marching feet carries through the spring air as soldiers practice their drills in the town square 4
Welcome to revolutionary Williamsburg In this place the world of 1775 lives on You can visit this place and see the past brought to life Today Williamsburg is a living history museum that lets us step back in time and learn what life was like more than two hundred years ago A Multicultural City At the time of the American Revolution half of Williamsburg’s residents were enslaved Blacks These slaves worked for white masters but they had families and traditions of their own Many new immigrants from Europe came through the bustling city too There were even Cherokee boys attending a school to civilize them When courts were in session the town was busy with people from all across the Virginia colony The village grew into a bustling center of government trade and culture In a reenactment Cherokee are trading with a colonial 5
