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The Virginia Tax Web Site
This Virginia Department of Taxation home page contains various tax links.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Virginia
This site has a colorful display of information about Virginia. It contains a map, pictures, a list of state symbols, and links to related information.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Virtual Williamsburg 1776
Presents the Revolutionary City, that is, Williamsburg, Virginia as we understand it to have existed in 1776. The presentation consists of a 3D model and documentary evidence such as letters, diaries, and legal papers.
Kidport
Kidport: United States of America Geography
This site contains a fun way to learn about the states within the United States. Click on the state that you want to learn more about and it provides facts, geographic landmarks, points of interest, major industries, a quiz and more.
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Tidewater Volleyball Association
Resource has several links for tournament information, junior leagues, beach leagues, summer information and also fall leagues. There is other information like a monthly calendar and other updates and information.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian: National Museum of the American Indian: Queen of America
Pocahontas is that rare historical figure who captivated people in her own time and in every generation that followed. Take a closer look at the story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith in this Frieze of American History from the...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: School Publishers: James Fort Rediscovered
Jamestown was the first settlement in the United States in 1607. Once thought to have washed away with the James River, historians have found 10,000 artifacts related to the settlement.
Library of Congress
Loc: John Bull and Uncle Sam
Part of an exhibit that talks about the British exploration and settlement of America.
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University: Virginia State Maps
This site from The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory allows you to learn more about Virginia through these different types of maps. This site contains a black and white map, a county map, a satellite image map, a shaded...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Images of the New World
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Images of the New World." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
University of Virginia
Virginia Coast Reserve
Information regarding ecological work and studies for Virginia's shore lines.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Virginia Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths, and legends from the state of Virginia.
University of California
History Project: Bacon's Rebellion
Young scholars will write an essay on the history of Bacon's Rebellion based on the analysis of sixteen primary source documents.
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The National Center: Settlement of Jamestown
"The Settlement of Jamestown" by John Smith from The National Center, including the famous account of Smith being saved by Pocahontas.
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South Pole: Richard E. Byrd (1888 1957)
This article profiles Admiral Richard E. Byrd (1888-1957), the American naval officer and Antarctic explorer.
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On the Issues: Virginia
Please know that this site is maintained by volunteers and staff. It is their mission to provide non-partisan information on environment, gun control, war, immigration, and more. Information comes from newspapers and voting history of...
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George Mason: Architect of Constitutional Liberty
A scholarly article on the life of George Mason, a delegate from Virginia to the Constitutional Convention. Mason is also considered the father of the Bill of Rights.
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Virginia General Assembly
Provides information regarding current events within Virginia's state government and links to legislative sites for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: When I Was Young In, a Literature to Language Experience
Past meets present in this instructional activity in which students practice verb tense when they write personal short stories that they then publish in a flip book.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: After the Fact: Virginia, New Yok, and "The Federalist Papers"
Read about the necessity for Virginia and New York to support the ratification of the Constitution. See what influenced the vote in Virginia and how the legislature of New York was finally convinced.
BBC
Bbc: History: Walter Raleigh (C.1552 1618)
Brief article provides a short summary of the life of English adventurer and writer, Walter Raleigh (c.1552-1618), who established a colony near Roanoke Island. Although a favorite of Queen Elizabeth, he was eventually put to death after...
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Virginia Poets
Poets.org provides an overview of the poets from a particular state. The overview for Virginia includes information on the poet laureate, George Garrett. Other sections include featured poets (Rita Dove and Gregory Orr) and poems...
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Jamestown Rediscovery: History of Jamestown, Va
A synopsis of the history of the Virginian colony of Jamestown from colonization to the 20th century. Contains dates of major events as well as biographical information for Captain John Smith and Pocahontas. Also provide book references.
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Jamestown Rediscovery: Virginia Company of Jamestown
The Virginia Company was given the responsibility for developing a settlement in the new world. This site introduces and details the work of the Virginia Company.