Скачать или смотреть How the Gunpowder Incident Sparked a Revolution in Virginia

In the spring of 1775, revolutionary sentiment and tensions over slavery exploded when Governor Dunmore removed the gunpowder from Williamsburg’s Magazine. This marked the beginning of the collapse of royal government in Britain’s largest and most important American colony. Meet some of the real people who experienced the Gunpowder Incident.

Chapters
00:00 - Intro
01:44 - Enslaved peoples' resistance
04:08 - Seizure of the Gunpowder
05:46 - Impact of the Gunpowder Seizure
10:27 - Menacing Militias
13:13 - The Second Magazine Incident and Dunmore's Flight
16:07 - Conclusion

Visit colonialwilliamsburg.org/gunpowder for more information on these historic events.

Learn more about the historical figures featured in this video:
The Dunmores: https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/...
Eve: https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/...
Toney: https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/...
John Dixon: https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/...
Patrick Henry: https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/...

Special thank you to Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation for background footage of the ship.

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