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Jamestown Changes

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Students examine how the Jamestown settlement changed the first few years after it was founded. They take a virtual field trip of Jamestown, read primary source documents, discuss census information, and write a summary of changes in Jamestown.

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jamestown, colonial america, the new england colonies, virginia

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3rd - 5th
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Social Studies & History
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