Pursuing issues that were important to her like education, literacy, and womens health. Laura batch, this laura bush, this sunday night. Examining the public and private lives of the women who filled the position of first lady, and their influence on the presidency. From Martha Washington to michelle obama, sunday at 7 00 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to American History tv live from Colonial Williamsburg. On the eve of the American Revolution williamsburg, virginia was a bustling capital , home to a large enslaved population. American history tv returns to the williamsburg at the 1770s where we are live from the historic district. Burgesses, where George Washington once served, and the Governors Palace, home to king george. We will also be taking your questions as we talked to historians, curators, and interpreters that will all be aboard the cspan bust today. Joining us is Colonial Williamsburg president mitchell reiss. Thank you for being here this morning,
On the eve of the American Revolution williamsburg, virginia, was a bustling capital city, home to a large enslaved population. American history tv returns to the williamsburg at the 1770s where we are live from the historic district. We will see revolutionaries and loyalists mingle on the streets. The house of burgesses, where George Washington once served, and the Governors Palace, home to king george. We will also be taking your questions as we talked to historians, curators, and interpreters that will all be aboard the cspan bust today. Joining us is Colonial Williamsburg president mitchell reiss. Thank you for being here this morning, i appreciate it. Williamsburg president mitchell reiss. Thank you for being here this morning, i appreciate it. Mitchell my pleasure. For someone who has never visited Colonial Williamsburg, how do you describe it . Mitchell well, i think it is important for people to know it is more than the sum of its parts. You have 88 buildings that have you have
Our bus is there and aboard the bust, ted is joining us. The Vice President of interpretation that williamsburg. He will take your questions, texts, commentary about what is happening and how it works at Colonial Williamsburg. They begin to set this conversation up with what is the economy like at this time in Colonial Williamsburg . Ted thank you, greta. In 1775, we are looking at a complex society, a stressful time. Those of us in 2015 like to think we invented both complexity and stress. Those living in williamsburg and thehe revolution beginning and especially how it unfolded, were experiencing an economy and society that was changing rapidly. We are looking at a dynamic place. A place that was one of surplus at the beginning of the war and by 1780, the capital had moved to richmond. We are looking at a place of scarcity. We have an 18th urban space. This is where the country and the city connect. Rural folks are producing grain, corn, tobacco. They are finding their way here to th