The site provides a detailed overview of role religion played in the lives of the colonists. Content explores how religion played a part in the Revolution, and the statute for religious freedom, as well as providing a lesson plan, a link...

Lists the tools used by colonial merchants and tradespeople. Each tool listed is linked to a description, many complete pictures.

This resource provides a history of men's and women's clothing in colonial times. Includes photographs.

This site provides the types of trades and merchants found in 18th Century Williamsburg. Such trades include: apothecary, blacksmith, founder, harness maker, milliner, printer and bookbinder, shoemaker, silversmith, and wigmaker.

An online interactive activity in which students create a postcard with a scene from colonial Williamsburg and send by email to a friend.

Learning game in which students learn about life in the colonies and colonial dress as they select appropriate hats for each role in colonial society.

Learning game in which students help the blacksmith in colonial Williamsburg find his tools and learn about the art of working with metals and iron.

This is the Colonial Williamsburg home page. Includes a virtual field calendar educational information, calendar of events, and tourism information.

A chart on legal terms used in 18th Century Colonial Virginia courts.

Detailed description of a typical Colonial Virginian Christmas celebration and how it differs from the modern Christmas.

Learn about the Randolphs, a wealthy family of influence in Colonial America.

Meet the people of colonial Williamsburg! Content includes a focus on the life of African-Americans, colonial children, tradesmen, and elite members of society. Special focus is also placed on the lives of George & Martha Washington,...

Experience colonial life through a variety of narratives. Topics include the African-American experience, animals, Christmas, clothing, family, food, gardening, manners, politics, religion, tools, and trades.

Detailed lesson plans are provided for many colonial Williamsburg happenings.

This page goes directly to the homepage of Colonial Williamsburg, which historically reenacts the life of early English settlement in Virginia.

This site takes a look at some of the occupations and trades that were part of daily life in the colonies during the 18th Century.

Valuable lessons in the history of Europeans' early exploration and settlement of America can be gained by following the money used in trade. Coins and Currency exhibition lets you examine evidence of Spanish, British, Dutch, French, and...

Article on crime and types of punishment used in Colonial Virginia. Gives students an idea of what it was like to live in the English colonies.

This site explores the politics involved in Colonial Williamsburg, leading up to the American Revolution. Content focuses on famous speeches, documents, and influential people.

Overview of the early court system in Colonial Virginia and the challenges colonists faced interpreting British law for local purposes.

Lesson plan on the Colonial Virginia court system featuring the trial of Abigail Briggs. Students will develop a sense of 18th century legal terms and justice system through role play and analyzing primary source documents.

A comprehensive list of the types and descriptions of occupations available in the 18th century. From the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Original recipes from colonial times in Williamsburg. You can try them yourself!

Weed the garden to keep the flowers alive in the gardens at Colonial Williamsburg.