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 | A Cabinet of WonderAs 104 settlers sought wealth at Jamestown in 1607, Europe collected treasures of another kind.Grades 3-5 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 |
| 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 |
| American Colonization TractsEnglish colonizers received little governmental support, but were creative in attracting needed resources.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 |
 | ArtilleryThe skill of the commander and the bravery of the common soldier weren’t the only factors leading to success in the War for Independence.Grades 3-5 History-Social Science |
| Bacon's Rebelion and Court ReformThere was a mini-revolution in Virginia in called Bacon’s Rebellion. The short-lived rebellion collapsed when Bacon died by the end of 1676.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
 | Bermuda BeginningsIn June of 1609, a fleet of nine supply ships carrying new settlers and cargo left England bound for Jamestown, Virginia. In the midst of the Atlantic they hit a hurricane and the fleet was scattered. The largest of the fleet, The Sea Venture, was caught in the hurricane and wrecked off of the Bermuda Islands.Grades 3-5 History-Social Science |
| Captain John SmithCouncilor, geographer, diplomat, soldier, taskmaster... In great measure, the Jamestown settlement survived by the hand of Captain John Smith.Grades 3-5 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Captain John SmithPerhaps no early leader was as instrumental in saving and prospering the Jamestown colony than mercenary soldier, adventurer, explorer and mapmaker Captain John Smith.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
