Uma kuziwa ekuletheleni i-Revolution yaseMelika, akukho ndawo ibeka ikhandlela kuColonial Williamsburg, indawo ehlala ethandwa kakhulu eVirginia. Isayithi lomlando wokuphila elidlulayo livumela imindeni ibuyele emuva ngesikhathi se-18th leminyaka ukuze ikwazi ukudala isizwe sethu esincane. Njengoba uhlola umuzi, uzothola amakholoni aseMelika okufanele enze ukuguqula impilo ngokukhetha ukuthi uhlale uthembekile yini enkosini yaseBrithani noma ukulwa nesizwe samahhala nesizimele.
I-Revolutionary City ephilayo, ephefumulayo ayiyona indawo lapho ubheke khona ngaphandle kodwa ungathinti. Kufanele uxoxe nabalingisi ekugqokeni kololoni (ngubani ozohlala emlingeni ngendlela ekhangayo), adle ezindaweni zokudlela ezihamba ngezinyawo, bese uzama imisebenzi eminingi engokoqobo yesikhathi.
Imindeni enezintsha ingayenza enye yemisebenzi emisha kunazo zonke. Uhlaka lwezemfundo lwe-colonial Williamsburg lunikeza ithuba lokufunda mayelana nokusebenzisa izinhlobo zezibhamu ezanqoba ukuzimela futhi zisekela ukuphila nokuphila kwaseMelika.
Abantwana abaneminyaka eyi-14 nangaphezulu nabazali babo bangakwazi ukubeka izibhamu ezimbili ezibaluleke kakhulu ezibhedlela zaseMelika kuqala: "uBess Brown". Ama-replicas e-Brown Bess ebanga ubukhombisa ukuhlukahluka okwenziwe phakathi kuka-1768 no-1804 ngaphakathi kwesigaba esibanzi esukela ku-1717 no-1815.
Lezi zibhamu ziyizinhlobo ze-musket ezisetshenziswa amasosha aseBrithani naseMelika ngesikhathi seMelika Revolution. Izicucu ezithwala izimbungulu zasetshenziselwa ukuzingela amadada nezinye izinyoni zasemanzini eTidewater Virginia nasezindaweni zokulima izinambuzane. Ngokuphawulekayo, phakathi nenkathi bangabanjelwa ngokomthetho ngabamnyama abakhululekile ngenhloso yokugcina.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, imindeni ingafunda kubahumushi abathintekayo mayelana nomlando wezikhali ze-flintlock, ikakhulukazi eVirginia yase-Virginia, imishini yabo, ekusetshenzisweni nasekuvikeleni, kanye nokuphepha nokuphathwa kahle.
"Sekuyimashumi eminyaka izivakashi zethu zingafunda ngalezi zicucu futhi zibuke ukuthi ziqhutshwa," kusho uPeter Seibert, umqondisi wamakhansela namakhono omlando eColonial Williamsburg. "Manje bangabathola ngempela - isisindo, iphunga, nomsindo - hhayi khuluma ukuthi inselele kangakanani ukusebenza kwabo kwaba bantu abaphila ngokuvame ukuxhomeke kulo. "
Funda ama-Muskets Omlilo
Uma ungathanda ukubamba iqhaza kumsebenzi we-musket, kuzodingeka ubeke izikhala kusengaphambili futhi unikeze i-ID yesithombe ukuthenga amathikithi kusayithi. Amathikithi abiza i-$ 119 yezivakashi ezineminyaka engaphansi kwengu-14. Izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka engu-18 kumele zihambisane nomzali noma umgcini. Izivakashi ezithatha amathikithi zizolethwa ku-musket range nge-shuttle ukusuka eWilliamsburg Lodge. Ithikithi ihlanganisa imfundo, izikhali zokuphepha, izikhali nezinjongo.
Imisebenzi Engcono Kakhulu e-Colonial Williamsburg
- Yiba iMpi Yempikiswano Yezinhloli : I-"RevQuest: Londoloza i-Revolution!" Uchungechunge oluthandwayo lomlayezo wombhalo osuselwe kwezinye izinto ezingokoqobo lapho abadlali beba yizakhamuzi zeKomiti Yezokuxhumana Kwamfihlo. Umdlalo uphendukela izivakashi zibe yizikhulu ezisebenza ngokuzenzekelayo ukusiza ukulwa kwabo ukuzimela kusuka e-Great Britain.
- Ukuzijabulisa Kwezingane: Joyina ibutho futhi ufunde ngokuphila kwesosha ekamu lamasosha. Dlala imidlalo ye-colonial endlini kaBenow Powell bese uthola umbono wepilo yansuku zonke kusukela endleleni yengane.