Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Here are some great sites to study about Roanoke and and Jamestown.

http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/
This site allows you to step into the shoes of a Jamestown settler and make choices about where to settle, what kind of town to build, and how to interact with Native Americans. You can see how your choices would play out, and if you would survive as a Jamestown settler.


http://www.history.com/interactives/jamestown-exhibit
This interactive site allows you to see animations and maps, read about the history of Jamestown, and meet historians and descendants of the native americans who lived near Jamestown.

http://www.preservationvirginia.org/rediscovery/page.php?page_id=1
This is the Jamestown rediscovery site, and it shows you all about how they excavated the area where Jamestown was, and what they found.


http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/previous_seasons/case_jamestown/clues.html
"Secrets of the Dead." This site explores why the people of Jamestown may have suffered something called "The Starving Time." Click on "Explore Jamestown" for an interactive and more information.


http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/05/jamestown/jamestown-standalone
This national geographic site lets you explore both Jamestown and a nearby Native American village, in detail.


http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Colonization_Roanoke.html
This is a list of sites that pertain to the mystery of Roanoke Island.



http://thelostcolony.org/education/Students/History/TheRoanokeVoyages.htm
Learn more about the lost colony of Roanoke Island.


http://www.history.com/videos/in-search-of-history-lost-colony-of-roanoke#in-search-of-history-lost-colony-of-roanoke

Here's a video from the History Channel about what happened to the settlers at the Roanoke colony.


ENJOY!!

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