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		"The Great Chief Justice" at Home ^Votes:0 "The Great Chief Justice" at Home (Courtesy of Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities) J ohn Marshall led the Supreme Court of the United States from obscurity and weakness to prominence and power during his 34 years in office, from 1801 to 1835. More than half his time as chief justice was spent at home in Richmond, Virginia. Marshalls public duties in Washington, D.C., and on circuit in Virginia and North Carolina, consumed an average of less than six months a year. So he was often with family and friends at his two-and-a-half-story brick house, built between 1788 and 1790. Located at the corner of Ninth and Marshall Streets in downtown Richmond, this house stands as a permanent memorial to the Marshall family. No other site, not even the Supreme Court b Read More Go to Site


		Carry Me Back to Ol' Virginny ^Votes:0 Home > Find a Unit > Search Results > Carry Me Back to Ol' Virginny Carry Me Back to Ol' Virginny State WV Status Ready for Users Stage Public Subject English/Language Arts Mathematics Social Studies Author Deborah Thomas Deborah Lamp Jane Richards Blennerhassett Elementary Description This unit will center around the life and habits of the colonists of Virginia. Students will be studying their occupations, craftsmanship, economy, famous leaders, social customs and family life, politics, and their transition from English immigrants to Americans. The 21st Century Tools Internet,World Book 1999 CD-ROM, Microsoft Word, digital camera Grade Level 4 5 National Standards Social Studies: Understands how the values and institutions of European economic life took root in the colonies and h Read More Go to Site

		Chatham Plantation: Witness to the Civil War ^Votes:0 Chatham Plantation: Witness to the Civil War (Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park) H igh on a bluff in Stafford County, Virginia, overlooking the Rappahannock River and the town of Fredericksburg beyond, stands the 18th-century plantation house called Chatham. For years this house stood as the centerpiece of a prosperous estate supported by nearly 100 slaves. Between 1862 and 1864 it became, in turn, an army headquarters, a communications center, a hospital, a campsite, and a refuge from the cold for Union soldiers. The setting of Chatham has changed little over the years, so it is easy to imagine what it was like during the Civil War. Standing on the terraced lawn, you can see where thousands of Union soldiers descended the nearby ravine and passed over the river on pon Read More Go to Site

		First Battle of Manassas: An End to Innocence ^Votes:0 First Battle of Manassas: An End to Innocence (Manassas National Battlefield Park) T o many Americans, the firing on Fort Sumter by Confederate troops on the morning of April 12, 1861, signaled the separation of the United States into two nations. Soon thereafter, both the North and the South began preparing for warenlisting armies, training troops, and raising rhetoric to a fevered pitch. At first, Americans viewed the conflict romantically, as a great adventure. To many, it was a crusade of sorts that would be decided quickly, and would return both the North and South to a peaceful way of life, either as one nation or two. Scarcely three months later, however, events near the small Virginia community of Manassas Junction shocked the nation into the realization that the war might prove Read More Go to Site

		History of S.W. Va. - opening page ^Votes:0 A HISTORY OF THE SETTLEMENT OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA Primary Level Activities: Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 3 Activities For Grade 4: Activities For Grade 5: Activities For Grade 11: Activities For Grade 12: Scott County Public Schools . . . . . . EMail. . . . . . danny@mounet.com Return to Scott County Schools Homepage Read More Go to Site

		http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/399SoColonies.pdf ^Votes:0 PDF Document Read More Go to Site

		http://www.historyisfun.org/jyf1/Voyage_to_Virginia.pdf ^Votes:0 PDF Document Read More Go to Site

		Lesson 3 ^Votes:0 The Wonderer Wanders Home Lesson 3 GRADE LEVEL: 7 SUBJECTS: Social Studies, Language Arts LEARNING OUTCOMES: The student will: 1- research a given topic on the Internet 2-select and identify seven sites in West Virginia 3-compose a journal entry describing each selected site including location, description, and why consider it a wonder of West Virginia 4-orally share their Internet findings TIME FRAME: (2)-40 minute class periods MATERIALS: student journals TECHNOLOGY TOOLS/COURSEWARE: computers with Internet access TEACHER NOTES: 1-students will search sites in West Virginia using specific web sties given 2-permission slips will be needed for the enrichment activity PROCEDURES: 1- students will visit the given Internet sites given and research points of interest in West Virginia 2- studen Read More Go to Site

		Unit 3 Grade 2 Lesson 3 ^Votes:0 Lesson Plan #: CC-0017 Second Grade Lesson 3: What Were the Indians Like That Occupied the Land around Jamestown? Objectives: The student will be able to: 1. understand how the colony at Jamestown got started. 2. understand why the Powhatten Indians were important to the Jamestown settlers. Description of lesson/activity: 1. Read My Name is Pocahontas , by William Accorsi, to the children. Discuss the story with the class. 2. Read The Virginia Colony , by Dennis B. Fradin, pp. 32-37. Discuss the following: a. Why did the Indians attack the settlers? b. List some reasons why the Jamestown settlers had such a difficult time. c. Why was Pocahontas important to the settlers? 3. In groups, have the students make poster-sized pictures of Powhatten, Pocahontas, John Smith and John Rolfe. Have the Read More Go to Site

		VA-SOL-Lesson Plans ^Votes:0 send us email Search Content Areas Computer/Technology English/Writing History and Social Science Mathematics Science Other History and Social Science A Unit on Virginia - Lesson 2: Virginia on the Map, Part 2 (SOLS: E/W.K.1 &nbsp E/W.K.2 &nbsp E/W.K.3 &nbsp E/W.K.7 &nbsp HSS.K.1 &nbsp HSS.K.2 &nbsp HSS.K.3 &nbsp HSS.K.4 &nbsp ) Davy Crockett, Frontiersman (SOLS: HSS.K.1 &nbsp ) Harriet Tubman and the "Underground Railroad" (SOLS: HSS.K.1 &nbsp ) We're Getting Stronger! (SOLS: E/W.K.1 &nbsp E/W.K.13 &nbsp E/W.K.2 &nbsp E/W.K.3 &nbsp E/W.K.8 &nbsp HSS.K.1 &nbsp MAT.K.12 &nbsp MAT.K.16 &nbsp SCI.K.1 &nbsp SCI.K.9 &nbsp ) A Unit on Virginia - Lesson 3: Richmond Is Our State Capital (SOLS: E/W.K.1 &nbsp HSS.K.2 &nbsp HSS.K.3 &nbsp HSS.K.4 &nbsp ) A Unit on Virginia - Lesson 6: Virginia Is a Gr Read More Go to Site

		What Artifacts Reveal about the Past--U.S. History lesson plan (grades 6-8)--DiscoverySchool.com ^Votes:0 body {margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;background: #565656 url(http://www.discoveryeducation.com/images/BG.jpg) top left repeat-x;} .global_text { font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: #666666; } #header {position:relative;top:0px;left:0px;} #wrapper {position:relative;top:0px;left:0px;} #blocks {position:relative;top:0px;left:0px;} #logo {position:absolute;left:13px;top:13px; z-index:5; width: 108px; height: 68px;} #mainLinks {position:absolute;left:165px;top:39px; z-index:6; width: 582px; height: 18px;} #panelBox {position:absolute;right:20px;top:5px; z-index:12; width: 582px; height: 18px;} #educatorLoginBox {position:absolute;right:20px;top:7px; z-index:12; width: 582px; height: 18px;} #passcodeLoginBox {posit Read More Go to Site

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