Colonial Williamsburg

Welcome to Utah's Colonial Williamsburg website for Utah teachers, students and parents! We hope that everything that's relevant to this important place and time in early U.S. history has been brought together into one website for easy access and integration into the classroom and curriculum.

Like Williamsburg, this website is an ongoing project that is meant to bring people together, young and old, to learn and share thoughts, resources, and perspectives.

Enjoy!

Colonial Williamsburg Resources    General Early & Colonial America Resources    Websites    Documents  

 

Colonial Williamsburg Resources

American Memory ProjectColonial Williamsburg Electronic Field Trips
Experience life in the 18th century at America's largest outdoor history museum
Colonial Williamsburg: For TeachersColonial Williamsburg: For Teachers
Historical content, lesson plans, and audio and video as classroom resources.
Colonial Williamsburg: HistoryColonial Williamsburg: History
Colonial Williamsburg resources for people and places that made 18th-century history.

 

General Early & Colonial America Resources

American Memory ProjectAmerican Memory Project
American Memory provides free access to historical images, maps, sound recordings, and motion pictures that document the American experience.
American RhetoricAmerican Rhetoric
Site dedicated to Public Speeches and Speakers of all kinds.
Our DocumentsOur Documents
Includes images of original primary source documents, lesson plans, teacher and student competitions, and educational resources.
UEN 5th Grade Social Studies Online ResourcesUEN 5th Grade Social Studies Online Resources
Lesson plans, activities, books and websites tied to the 5th Grade Social Studies core curriculum.
UEN Social Studies Core Curriculum ResourcesUEN Social Studies Core Curriculum Resources
Social Studies core curriculum resources from the Utah Education Network.
UEN US History I Core CurriculumUEN US History I Core Curriculum
US History I core curriculum resources from the Utah Education Network.
UEN US History II Core CurriculumUEN US History II Core Curriculum
US History II core curriculum resources from the Utah Education Network.
USBE Social Studies Home PageUSBE Social Studies Home Page
Social studies resources from the Utah State Board of Education.

 

Documents

 

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