Keywords
Revolution, Virginia, Family
Abstract
The American colonies were on the verge of revolution and the Commonwealth of Virginia was in turmoil, but the John and Elizabeth Semple family in King and Queen County, Virginia, had reason to celebrate. On that day they welcomed the family's youngest son, Robert Baylor Semple, into the world. As his mother lovingly examined his tiny features, myriad thoughts may have run through her mind-thoughts about her child's future in a world that seemed so politically uncertain. There would still be peace in the American colonies for several more years before the political explosion of revolution rocked the colonies, but that peace was already becoming uneasy. Elizabeth Semple had ample cause for worry.
Recommended Citation
Hansen, AmberLee
(2014)
"The Other American Revolution: Catalyzing the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom,"
The Thetean: A Student Journal for Scholarly Historical Writing: Vol. 43:
Iss.
1, Article 9.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/thetean/vol43/iss1/9
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