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Colonial America Cyberhunt
Introduction: In this Cyberhunt,
you will learn about colonial America, answering 10 questions that deal with
topics that include Plymouth Rock, Pilgrim clothing, Roanoke Island and the
Salem Witch Trials. Read each question carefully. Following each question is a cyberlink that will take you to a website. Somewhere in that website is the answer. Please write your answers in your Cyberhunt Journal.
Questions:
1. While being lifted onto a
carriage, Plymouth Rock broke in two. This splitting is now compared to the
division of the settlers from the British Empire. What was the name of the
society that formed to honor the Pilgrims and put Plymouth Rock in a new
home? http://www.plimoth.org/Library/plymrock.htm 2. In the Southern Colonies, what city became important to the South because of its commerce? http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/ch2_p4.htm 3. Where was the Declaration of Independence
read on July 8,1776? http://www.cvesd.k12.ca.us/finney/paulvm/h3_map/mapfrst.html
4.
How many
girls survived the Mayflower voyage to America? http://members.aol.com/calebj/girls.html 5. Virginia
Dare was the first English child born in America. She and her family were
part a group settling on Roanoke Island. Her grandfather, Governor John
White, sailed back to England for supplies, but when he returned to Roanoke
Island, the colonists were gone. To this day, no one knows for sure where the
colonists went or what happened to them. What word carved in a tree is the
only clue left by the colonists? http://www.outerbanks.com/manteo/history/vadare.htm 6. What act passed
in 1647 in the Massachusetts Bay Colony required that every town with more
than 50 families establish a grammar school (a school preparing students for
college)? http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/ch2_p5.htm 7. The myth is that
Pilgrims dressed in black and white. What were the common colors worn? How
would a 6-year-old Pilgrim boy be dressed? A 6-year-old Pilgrim girl? http://members.aol.com/calebj/clothing.html 8. How long did the
Salem Witch Trials last? Were only women accused of being witches? http://www.salemwitchmuseum.com/learn.html 9. When and why did
the first African-Americans arrive in Jamestown? Give 2 examples of laws or
decisions that had an impact on African-Americans in Jamestown. http://www.nps.gov/colo/Jthanout/AFRICANS.html 10. A variety of artifacts have been discovered in Jamestown. Pick 2 you find interesting and describe them. http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vcdh/jamestown/images/artifacts/jamestown.html
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