Capitol Building Research Paper

As the first colony to speak for America’s independence from Great Britain, Virginia spoke with the unanimous voices of the gentlemen who had gathered at the Capitol building on May 15, 1776. The Capitol building was the home of the House of Burgesses, the Governor’s Council and the General Court. The Capitol building should get a commemorative coin because it was historically significant in colonial times, it has relevance to citizens today, and the future can learn about the history of the Capitol in the colonial period. The Capitol building was the meeting place for the Governor’s Council, the House of Burgesses, and the General Court to talk about laws or taxes. The General Court was the only court able to judge trials about serious crimes like felonies which are crimes like theft, murder, and saying something bad about the king. The court was the only court that could judge whether or not somebody should get hanged for committing a felony. The House of Burgesses was made up of two representatives of 11 colonies and they would meet with the royal governor to decide local laws. The Capitol building was also home to the first …show more content…
At the Capitol building every year there is a naturalization ceremony during where a new group of immigrants become Americans, continuing a process begun in the building nearly 300 years ago. At the ceremony people from around the world come to Williamsburg at the Capitol building to become citizens of America. The neutralization is held at the Capitol building because it is important for immigrants to learn about how our country was developed and where it was established. Also, it was where Patrick Henry delivered his famous Caesar-Brutus speech against the Stamp Act on May 29, 1765. A reason why the Capitol building should get a commemorative coin is because the other buildings that were nominated didn’t play as an important role in developing our