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| Breakup of the African Family IDuring the Civil War, a South Carolina slave father rejected a Union officer’s promise of freedom, later saying “[I] would not leave my family.” Before the war, not many were given that choice.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
 | Colonial EntrepreneursIn a burst of entrepreneurial creativity, the Virginia Company, founder of the Jamestown colony, tried again and again and again to make the colony a commercial success.Grades 3-5 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Profit Motive and Global EconomyThe Virginia Company's huge investment finally paid off. Although it came too late to save the company, the profits from tobacco made Jamestown a significant player in the world economy.Grades 3-5 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Voyage to VirginiaIn late April 1607 after 6000 miles and over four months at sea, a little flotilla bearing 104 settlers and the hopes of English investors, rounded Cape Henry beginning the grand adventure that became Virginia.Grades 3-5 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Virginia ExpandsJamestown was the first English settlement in Virginia in 1607. Within a few years, though, the colony began to stretch its boundaries both in population and territory.Grades 3-5 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Algonquian EmpireIn 1607, when Christopher Newport’s little fleet anchored in what would be called the James River, it made rival claim to a domain, inhabited by the highly organized and sophisticated Powhatan Paramount Chiefdom.Grades 3-5 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Angolan ConnectionAngela, an African from what is now the modern nation of Angola, was captured by Portuguese slave traders for shipment to the Spanish colony of Mexico. In 1619, when her ship was captured by privateers in the Caribbean, she became one of the first Africans in Virginia.Grades 3-5 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Africans Come to VirginiaThe great tobacco fortunes of early Virginia would not have been possible but for the steady supply of African slaves toward the end of the 17th Century. They were transported from Africa along an extensive and sophisticated pipeline.Grades 3-5 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Pocahontas and the Two Johns - Smith and RolfeOne of the most famous love stories in history is that of Pocahontas and John Smith. There’s only one little problem with that romantic tale. It never happened.Grades 3-5 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Virginia Company of LondonFor nearly two decades the Virginia Company of London tried to exploit its monopoly in the New World. Despite its efforts and innovations, its money and influence, the company could not make the colony pay.Grades 3-5 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
