The Politics of Independence in Colonial Virginia
Saturday, October 17, 2026 · 12:30 PM EDT · Howell Branch · Fredericksburg, VA
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Presented by Dr. Will Mackintosh, Associate Professor, University of Mary Washington. Looking backwards, the political decision to break with Great Britain and declare independence looks obvious. Because we all know what happened over the next 250 years, the independence of some of the North American colonies has taken on an air of inevitability. But it was not so obvious to people at the time. This talk explores the politics of Virginia in the mid-1770s to understand who was pushing for independence, why they did so, and how they ultimately won the argument.
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