Williamsburg in the Enlightenment

The atlas holds 6 people and 13 moments here, from 1761 to 1802. The most recorded lives are Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe and George Washington.

Alexander Hamilton
in 1781
1 moment here
American statesman, lawyer, revolutionary officer, constitutional convention delegate, and first U.S. secretary of the treasury.…
George Washington
in 1781
2 moments here
George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…
James Madison
in 1776
1 moment here
James Madison (1751–1836) was a Virginia planter, revolutionary politician, delegate to the Continental and Confederation congresses, architect of…
James Monroe
from 1774 to 1779
4 moments here
James Monroe was an American Revolutionary War officer, Virginia politician, diplomat, secretary of state and war, and fifth president of the United…
John Tyler
in 1802
1 moment here
John Tyler was an American lawyer, Virginia politician, tenth vice president, and tenth president of the United States.…
Thomas Jefferson
from 1761 to 1779
4 moments here
Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…