Jamestown: Birthplace of America

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JamestownBirthplace of America

• An internet discovery unit

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A lesson in using this virtual field trip

• The design of this virtual field trip is to
  enable you to discover the exciting and important
  history of the Jamestown settlement!
• Each individual page will contain links to
  outside websites to help you gain a better
  understanding, each link will visible to you
  because it will be underlined!
• If there is a button like this you need to
  click on it to go forward.
• If there is a button like this it means
  that you can go back to the previous page.
• If you see a button like this it means that
  if you click on the question mark, you can go to
  another page that has a series of questions to
  help you in your research.

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Required student journey
Once you have completed this section, move on the
individual discovery portion by clicking HERE!!
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Journey to Jamestown

• The journey to Jamestown was rife with challenge.
  Click on the following link to see how you would
  fare if you were the leader of this journey!
  Click on the START YOUR ADVENTURE! Report your
  findings on the worksheet titled
• BE THE LEADER!!
• Check out the ships that sailed to Jamestown
• Take a look at the manifest for the trip
• Read the following primary source document about
  the trip (read pages 32 33)

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Life in Jamestown
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Impact of the Jamestown Settlement
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Areas of individual study!
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Key People
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Geographic impact
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Jamestown culture
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Jamestown government