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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Virginia: Williamsburg Historic District

For Students 9th - 10th
Capital of Virginia from 1699 to 1799.
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: Colonial Reaction to Stamp Act

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan encourages students to analyze primary documents to understand the colonial reaction to Great Britain's tax legislation, specifically the Stamp Act of 1765.
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: Stamp Act Repeal (Satire Cartoon)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site displays a popular political cartoon that was a comment on the Stamp Acts repeal. Includes an explanation of the action in the cartoon and identifies the historical figures depicted in it.
Activity
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: The Geddys Family of Tradesmen

For Students 6th - 8th
Links provide you with the story of one colonial silversmith's family. The occupation and impact on family is discussed.
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: Apothecary Shop

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives you an idea of what you might find in a colonial Apothecary Shop. Don't know what that is? Even better, go visit the shop of Pasteur & Galt.
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Willaimsburg: Selected Recipes

For Students 9th - 10th
Original recipes from colonial times in Williamsburg. You can try them yourself!
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

The King's English: 18th Century Language

For Students 9th - 10th
This article about the language spoken in the 18th century comes from the teacher newsletter for Colonial Williamsburg. Forms of address, greeting, and farewells are covered in detail.
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Discovering the Past/ an Introduction to Archaeology

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a good, solid, but concise introduction to what archaeology is, how a site is set up, what one uses artifacts for, and how to approach a site. It is written for the teacher's newsletter from Colonial Williamsburg.
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Uen: Themepark: Liberty: United States Colonial History

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a large collection of internet resources organized around colonial history. Links to places to go, people to see, things to do, teacher resources, and bibliographies.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Siege of Yorktown, 1781

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Colonial Virginia area where the Siege of Yorktown took place in 1781. The map shows the British held city of Yorktown on the York River, the city of Gloucester, the British works, redoubts, and fortifications, roads to...
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Etc: The Campaigns in the South, 1778 1779

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of parts of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia involved in the southern campaigns of the American Revolutionary War (1778-1779). The map shows cities and towns, rivers and terrain, forts, and battle sites of the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Battle of Fair Oaks, 1862

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the area of the Battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia, which took place on May 31-June 1, 1862. The map shows the York River Railroad, Williamsburg Road, 9 Mile Road, the White Oak Swamp, the Chickahominy River, and the Union and...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Virginia: Carter's Grove

For Students 9th - 10th
Georgian country house and plantation near Williamsburg, recently closed and sold to a private owner.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Cuvier Grover

For Students 9th - 10th
General Grover, born in Bethel, Me., July 24th, 1829, died in Atlantic City, N. J., June 6th, 1885, was graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1850, entered the First Artillery, and served on frontier duty till 1853. He was...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Hiram G. Berry

For Students 9th - 10th
General Berry, born in Thomaston (now Rockland), Me., August 27th, 1824, died at Chancellorsville, Va., May 2nd, 1863. He originated and commanded for several years the Rockland Guard, a volunteer company, which attained a very high...
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Virginia 400: Your Online Guide to 400 Years of Virginia History, 1607 2007

For Students 9th - 10th
A portal to a multitude of sites dealing with the teaching and learning about Virginia history and beyond.

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