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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Virginia: Williamsburg Historic District
Capital of Virginia from 1699 to 1799.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Colonial Williamsburg: Colonial Reaction to Stamp Act
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.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Colonial Williamsburg: Stamp Act Repeal (Satire Cartoon)
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.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Colonial Williamsburg: The Geddys Family of Tradesmen
Links provide you with the story of one colonial silversmith's family. The occupation and impact on family is discussed.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Colonial Williamsburg: Apothecary Shop
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.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Colonial Willaimsburg: Selected Recipes
Original recipes from colonial times in Williamsburg. You can try them yourself!
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
The King's English: 18th Century Language
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.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Discovering the Past/ an Introduction to Archaeology
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.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Themepark: Liberty: United States Colonial History
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.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Siege of Yorktown, 1781
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...
Curated OER
Etc: The Campaigns in the South, 1778 1779
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...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Battle of Fair Oaks, 1862
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...
Curated OER
Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Virginia: Carter's Grove
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
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
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
A portal to a multitude of sites dealing with the teaching and learning about Virginia history and beyond.
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