+
Activity
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: Colonial African American Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a few statistics on slaves in Maryland and Virginia and then contrasts the lives of field hand vs household or urban slaves.
+
Website
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: Christmas in Colonial Virginia

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed description of a typical Colonial Virginian Christmas celebration and how it differs from the modern Christmas.
+
Interactive
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: Edmund Randolph Fact Sheet

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides some insight into Randolph's family as well as political life.
+
Graphic
Curated OER

Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Virginia: Williamsburg Historic District

For Students 9th - 10th
Capital of Virginia from 1699 to 1799.
+
Graphic
Curated OER

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.
+
Graphic
Curated OER

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...
+
Graphic
Curated OER

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...
+
Graphic
Curated OER

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...