I feel like the Rockfish Gap report has had relevance when looking at my first semester at UVA, especially with all the events that have happened in Charlottesville before and during the semester. The document gives a different perspective of the foundation that the university was built on rather than just talking about how Jefferson owned slaves. Even the locations that were being discussed for the location of the university were selected because they were central points of the white population. Not to say that this document would not continue to be relevant any other year, but with the events that happened this year, there is an added relevance to the document. Also August 4th is my birthday, so that's pretty cool.

What do they mean by saying "this doctrine is the genuine fruit of the alliance between church and state"? Throughout the document it talks about freedoms, such as freedom of religion, but here it seems to contradict that.

When it says "every citizen" it is only referring to white males as slaves were not considered citizens and women were not allowed to attend the university, nor were they even mentioned anywhere in the document. So by saying every citizen it sounds like a wide range of people, but it is very limited to white males.

It is interesting that it said they met "as by law required at the tavern in Rockfish gap on the blue ridge". Why was there a requirement for where they met in order to make this document? It also is strange that they met in a tavern. Maybe it is just strange to me because of my definition of a tavern. I guess it makes sense to have a meeting place to create the University, but for it to be by law seems strange.