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ANNOTATED LIST OF RESOURCES
FROM VARIOUS COLONIAL SITES IN THE U.S.

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
St. Augustine, Florida
General site brochure
Provides information on construction and the early Spanish empire in North America.
904.829.6506 Ext. 227

www.nps.gov/casa

Colonial Williamsburg
Williamsburg, Virginia
Brochure for Electronic Field Trips
Lessons include topics including colonial medicine, clothing and status, slavery, court proceedings, the Revolutionary War, and early settlement of America by the English, French, and Spanish.
Registration Phone Number:  1.800.761.8331
http://www.history.org

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Manteo, North Carolina
This Web site has extensive information regarding Elizabethan times, the Roanoke voyages, and settlement on the island.  There are also topics including the archeological search for the colony, the drawings of John White of the native Americans, flora, and fauna, as well as period information about Elizabethan, dance, music, and games.
252.473.5772
http://www.nps.gove/flora

Historic Hudson Valley
Tarrytown, New York
School Programs Brochure
List outreach and on-site programs for Montgomery Place, Sunnyside, Van Cortlandt Manor, and Philipsburg Manor.
914.631.8200 Ext 628
http://www.hudsonvalley.org

Historic St. Mary's City
St. Mary's City, Maryland
A Brief History of St. Mary's City
Description of the early settlement of what is now the state of maryland.
301.862.0979

Old Salem
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Introduction to Old Salem Learner's Guide
Pre/Post visit packet for high school students
This packet contains both primary and secondary source material for students to learn about the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.  There is also an extensive bibliography of additional source material and basic preparation material for the site visit. 
Pre-Visit Packet Brochure
aimed at younger students, this brochure offers a number of activities and questions to start children thinking about life in William Penn's time.  Included are drawing activities, matching games, and a discussion of the purposes of museums.
215.946.0400

Plimoth Plantation

  • Plymouth, Massachusetts
  • Pastimes of the Pilgrims worksheet
    A worksheet containing riddles and three seventeenth century children's games.
  • Passengers on the Mayflower
    List of passengers, annotated to show which colonists survived the first winter in the New World
  • General Site map and Visitor Brochure
    Contains a map of the village, a discussion of the design of the Mayflower, and general operating information.
  • Calendar of Events
    Lists all special events for the year 2000
  • Plimoth Plantation School and Teacher Services Brochure
    The brochure includes full descriptions of the wide variety of programs offered both onsite and offsite.  Included are outreach programs to the classrooms, conflict resolution drama, and traveling workshops.  On-site programs include field trips, overnight stays in the village, and visits tot he Wampanoag village.  The brochure also lists teachers resources, workshops, and materials.
  • Irreconcilable Difference: 
    1620-1692 Professional Development Workshop packet using primary sources to study issues between the Native Americans and Europeans over enslavement and land use.  Participants examine the bias found in primary source materials as well as discuss how best to use documents in the classroom.
  • Wampanoag Life, Land, and Family
    1621 Primary Source Quotations
    Partakers of Plenty
    Interesting Facts About the Pilgrims, the Wampanoag, and Plymouth
    508.746.1622
    http://www.plimoth.org

Sainte Marie Among the Iroquois
Liverpool, New York
Educational Resource Packet
Includes background on the French in the New World, contact with the Iroquois, and the development of the short-lived mission to the Onondaga.  Primary source documents are 315.453.6762