Comments on: Richmond VA http://usamotorcycletrip.com/blog/richmond-va/ Two guy traveling across their country and interviewing a pastor in every state along the way. Fri, 18 Mar 2011 23:49:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nathanael http://usamotorcycletrip.com/blog/richmond-va/comment-page-1/#comment-523 Nathanael Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:11:42 +0000 http://usamotorcycletrip.com/blog/?p=1141#comment-523 oh got ya. Well it was the opinion of the tour guide that this speech was exceptionally influential because so many of the people who led the revolt were there for that speech, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, George Wythe, and so on. I am no history buff, I was just going off of what the people who are paid to know stuff said. I guess it really just comes down to people's opinions as to what was really influential, and according to Virginians, this speech was one of the first to really incite the people to revolt. Whether that is true or not, I have no idea, Im just repeating what they said. oh got ya. Well it was the opinion of the tour guide that this speech was exceptionally influential because so many of the people who led the revolt were there for that speech, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, George Wythe, and so on. I am no history buff, I was just going off of what the people who are paid to know stuff said.

I guess it really just comes down to people’s opinions as to what was really influential, and according to Virginians, this speech was one of the first to really incite the people to revolt. Whether that is true or not, I have no idea, Im just repeating what they said.

]]> By: Evan http://usamotorcycletrip.com/blog/richmond-va/comment-page-1/#comment-522 Evan Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:40:16 +0000 http://usamotorcycletrip.com/blog/?p=1141#comment-522 "This speech is most likely what inspired already upset colonials to actually revolt, and thus the revolution began 2 weeks later. So in a way, we were sitting in the room where the US started." That could be when Virginia felt like they were apart of the Revolution, because he was addressing Virginians. I believe if my history is correct he was attempting to get Virginia to mobilize troops and join the military effort. To help fortify the area surrounding Boston. I would argue that while the room is significant it isn't where the US was started, because there are twelve other rooms that had to do the exact same thing. Without the speech that has gone down in History as one of the most famous. "Kind of ironic that the city where the revolution was instigated is also the city that led the revolt against that first revolution" I feel like I am nitpicking here but Boston, MA is where the Revolution was instigated. It was just those two lines that were not entirely accurate, but at the same time not entirely inaccurate. All being said. Richmond looks very cool. It is on my short list of places I want to visit. “This speech is most likely what inspired already upset colonials to actually revolt, and thus the revolution began 2 weeks later. So in a way, we were sitting in the room where the US started.”

That could be when Virginia felt like they were apart of the Revolution, because he was addressing Virginians. I believe if my history is correct he was attempting to get Virginia to mobilize troops and join the military effort. To help fortify the area surrounding Boston.

I would argue that while the room is significant it isn’t where the US was started, because there are twelve other rooms that had to do the exact same thing. Without the speech that has gone down in History as one of the most famous.

“Kind of ironic that the city where the revolution was instigated is also the city that led the revolt against that first revolution”

I feel like I am nitpicking here but Boston, MA is where the Revolution was instigated.

It was just those two lines that were not entirely accurate, but at the same time not entirely inaccurate. All being said. Richmond looks very cool. It is on my short list of places I want to visit.

]]> By: Nathanael http://usamotorcycletrip.com/blog/richmond-va/comment-page-1/#comment-521 Nathanael Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:41:16 +0000 http://usamotorcycletrip.com/blog/?p=1141#comment-521 What part are you talking about? This was all just based off of plaques and tours we went on today. What part are you talking about? This was all just based off of plaques and tours we went on today.

]]> By: Evan http://usamotorcycletrip.com/blog/richmond-va/comment-page-1/#comment-520 Evan Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:38:52 +0000 http://usamotorcycletrip.com/blog/?p=1141#comment-520 You may want to check your history. Not entirely accurate. Other than that. Richmond looks pretty cool. You may want to check your history. Not entirely accurate. Other than that. Richmond looks pretty cool.

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