“The Augusta Resolves: A Milestone on the Road to Revolution,” With Augusta County Historical Society

The Augusta County Historical Society, along with the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia, is delighted to have speaker Tammy Mannarino of the Fairfax County History Commission kick off the first of a series of lectures and programs commemorating the crucial role that Virginia and Augusta County played in the formation of the United States. In this program, “The Augusta Resolves: A Milestone on the Road to Revolution,” Mannarino delves into the Augusta Resolves and reveals their influence on the ideals of liberty and revolution that shaped this nation.

As the storm clouds of the Revolution were brewing, Augusta County stepped into the tempest. Outraged by the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passed the Coercive Acts to punish the Colony of Massachusetts and to further restrict trade and restrain the representative governments of the thirteen colonies. Representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies convened in Philadelphia in the fall of 1774 to form the Continental Congress. These delegates petitioned the King of England, outlining the colonies’ grievances and declaring that they should enjoy the same rights as Englishmen.

In the weeks and months that followed the implementation of the Coercive Acts and the Continental Congress, numerous counties and communities in Virginia voiced their own revolutionary rhetoric in the form of Resolves. By February of 1775, Augusta County had adopted the Augusta Resolves, which pledged support for the actions of the Continental Congress and a willingness to stand with other colonies in their pursuit of liberty. Join Mannarino and the Augusta County Historical Society as she introduces Augusta County’s first steps toward revolution.

For more information, contact the Augusta County Historical Society at 540-248-4151 or augustaachs@intelos.net.