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An Alternate View of 1774: Not Everyone was Ready for Revolution CW Article
The Stamp Act
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Prime Minister Grenville and the Passing of the Stamp Act CW Article
Grenville's Speech in the House of Commons PDF
Britain Begins Taxing the Colonies Article; Boston National Historical Park: National Park Service
Gender Roles
Women in Colonial Virginia Text
Gender Identity in Colonial Virginia Video
Thomas(ine) Hall Video
Women and the American Revolution Interactive
“Going to Work: Female Entrepreneurs in 18th-c. Williamsburg,” published in Trend & Tradition: The Magazine of Colonial Williamsburg, Winter 2016
"Her Story" pictorial; published in Trend & Tradition: The Magazine of Colonial Williamsburg, Winter 2020
“To Makes End’s Meet: Working Women in the 18th Century” CW blog post, March 18, 2021
“Camp Followers: Soldiering but not Soldiers,” published in Trend & Tradition: The Magazine of Colonial Williamsburg, Autumn 2016
“More Power to You,” published in Trend & Tradition: The Magazine of Colonial Williamsburg, spring 2017
"Fighting as a Common Soldier: Anna Maria Lane Distinguished Herself in Battle and Won a Military Pension," published in Trend & Tradition: The Magazine of Colonial Williamsburg, Spring 2017
"How We Know What We Know About Milliner Margaret Hunter." CW blog post, July 14 2020
Slavery, the Enslaved, & Fighting for Freedom
Virginia Colony Slave Laws (1607-1705) Interactive Timeline
From Slavery to Freedom in Colonial Times Text
The Evolution of Slavery in Colonial Virginia: PBS Video Anthony Johnson and Jamestown, VA
Fighting for Freedom: Elizabeth Key Text
A Sanctuary for Africans and Enslaved People in the Spanish Colonies Video
Slavery: History & Memory CW website
Jamestown
Pocahontas's Roles in Jamestown Video
Bacon's Rebellion, Class & Race Text
Virginia Gazette & Period Publications
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Virginia Gazette issues from 18th century (printed in Williamsburg, VA)
Virginia Gazette, issues from 1774-1809 Google
Eighteenth Century Virginia Newspapers University of Virginia
The Gazette: Official Public Record Published by Authority 1665 UK
Virginia Gazette, January 5, 1775 Google
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