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| Conflict Brewing with EnglandThe French and Indian War turns out to be the most expensive war the British every waged. This meant that at the end of the war they had this enormous debt that they had to fund and they also had a larger empire to administer. The notion was they can get some of the money by taxing the colonists as they have never done before.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Colonial TaxesFor the next ten years Parliament would impose various taxes on the colonies. The Sugar Act, a tax on imported sugar from the West Indies, was among the first.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Legacy of Patrick HenryPatrick Henry is a man who is a great mobilizer in Virginia and without Virginia, there is no America Revolution. Patrick Henry’s activities on the Virginia stage has national implications, and will culminate American independence and the successful waging of the war for that independence.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Beyond the SpeechWord of Patrick Henry’s speech spread though out the colonies. The phrase “liberty or death,” became a rallying cry for many Americans…even those who did not benefit from the revolution.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Debate Over Patrick Henry's ResolutionVirginia Convention delegates are divided over the resolution put forth by Patrick Henry that Virginia be able to form its own militia without permission of the crown.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| T is for TobaccoWhen the first settlers came to Virginia… in Jamestown …..they were lured with promises of finding gold and owning their own land. What they soon found out was that while beautiful, it was tough living. Summer brought blistering heat, and winter bitter cold. Typhoid outbreaks and Indian attacks threatened their health and safety. What saved the Jamestown settlers? Most would say, a good leader in Jamestown council president, Captain John Smith…. And most assuredly, tobacco.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 History-Social Science |
| Ulysses S. Grant at Cold HarborIn the spring of 1864 the Federal Army of the Potomac, led by General Ulysses S. Grant, sped across the Virginia heartland in a series of battles followed by flanking maneuvers designed to envelop the rebel army and capture Richmond.Grades 3-5 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Last Full Measure: Raphael Semmes, Rebel SailorOn Sunday morning June 19, 1864, Captain Raphael Semmes, sailed the pride of the Confederate Navy, CSS Alabama, out of Cherbourg, France, for her last battle.Grades 3-5 History-Social Science |
| Elizabeth Van LewDuring the American Civil War, Elizabeth Van Lew ran a Union spy ring in the capital of the Confederacy, Richmond, Virginia. Van Lew was born in Richmond in 1818 and educated in Philadelphia. She returned to Virginia an ardent abolitionist and convinced her family to free their slaves.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Francis Marion: The Swamp FoxFrom the opening of hostilities at Lexington and Concord in 1775, until signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783, the Revolution was America's longest war until the Vietnam conflict. While tension between Loyalist and Patriot sympathizers continued throughout the former colonies, active fighting for the most part had shifted to the South after 1779.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 History-Social Science |
