1. Guess the Year Using Clues in Primary Sources to be a Virginia History Sleuth Created by: Jennifer Strong, Chesterbrook ES, Fairfax County Public Schools

2. Event #1 What year was the Declaration of Independence written? 1776 1996

3. Yes! The Declaration of Independence was written in 1776. Event #2

4. Here’s a clue: 17761996

5. Event #2 What year did the first colonists come to Jamestown? 16061860

6. Yes! The first colonists came to Jamestown in 1606. This map was made from descriptions given by Captain John Smith. Event #3

7. Here’s a clue: This is a picture of a Powhatan. 1606 1860 The map says POWHATAN under this picture

8. Event #3 When did the English colonist John Rolfe marry Pocahontas? 14921614

9. Yes! The English colonist John Rolfe married Pocahontas in 1614. Event #4

10. Here’s a clue: Remember, the colonists came to Jamestown in 1606. 1492 1614

11. Event #4 When did the colonists fight for their freedom in the Revolutionary War? 17761900

12. Yes! The colonists fought for their freedom from England in the Revolutionary War in 1776, the same year the Declaration of Independence was signed. Event #5

13. Here’s a clue: The Declaration of Independence was signed the same year. 1776 1900

14. Event #5 When did George Washington become the first president of our country? 16151789

15. Yes! George Washington became the first president of our country in 1789. Event #6

16. Here’s a clue: George Washington was a soldier in the Revolutionary War in 1776. 1615 1789

17. Event #6 What year was Fort Sumter attacked? 1776 1861

18. Yes! Fort Sumter was attacked in 1861, before the beginning of the Civil War. Event #7

19. Here’s a clue: Fort Sumter was attacked right before the Civil War began. The Civil War begins a long time after the Revolutionary War. George Washington fought in the Revolutionary War in 1776. 17761861

20. Event #7 When did General Robert E. Lee surrender at Appomattox Court House to end the Civil War? 18651965

21. Yes! General Robert E. Lee surrendered in 1865 at the Appomattox Court House to end the Civil War. Event #8

22. Here’s a clue: Fort Sumter was attacked in 1861, just before the start of the Civil War. 1865 1965

23. Event #8 When did Virginia take away the rights of African Americans? 1780 1891

24. Yes! Virginia took away the rights of African Americans in 1891. Event #9 Look. There were signs saying what African Americans could and could not use.

25. Here’s a clue: African Americans were slaves before the Civil War and gained some rights after the Civil War, before they were taken away. 17801891

26. Event #9 When was the Pentagon built in Virginia? 18901943

27. Yes! The Pentagon was built in 1943 in Virginia. Event #10

28. Here’s a clue: The Pentagon was built many years after the end of the Civil War. 18901943

29. Event #10 When did women get suffrage (the right to vote)? 1891 1920

30. Yes! Women got suffrage (the right to vote) in 1920. Event #11

31. Here’s a clue: Like many African Americans, women also were not allowed to vote in 1891. 18911920

32. Event #11 When did the Civil Rights Act pass, giving all people equal rights? 1964 2007

33. Yes! The Civil Rights Act passed in 1964, giving all people equal rights. Click Here

34. Here’s a clue: Think about what you know today. Do people have different rights now? Are some children not allowed to come to school with you because they have different colored skin? 1964 2007

35. Congratulations! You have used historical sources to date events in Virginia history! You used clues from other sources and things you know to piece together historical events. You are a Virginia history sleuth!

36. Bibliographic Information The Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia: John Dunlap, July 4, 1776, Library of Congress, Manuscript Division. Virginia / discovered and discribed by Captayn John Smith, 1606; graven by William Hole. Map. London: 1624, Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division. Spohni, Geo. “The wedding of Pocahontas with John Rolfe.” Lithograph. Philadelphia : Joseph Hoover, 1867. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Lang, George S., engraver. "Washington passing the Delaware, evening previous to the Battle of Trenton, Dec. 25th, 1776." Samuel Augustus Mitchell, 1825. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress

37. Bibliographic Information, con’t. Stuart, Gilbert. “George Washington, First President of the United States.” Lithograph. 1828. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. "Bombardment of Fort Sumter by the Batteries of the Confederate States." Illustration in Harper's Weekly, April 27, 1861. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. Currier & Ives. “Bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, April 12 and 13, 1861.” Hand-colored lithograph. 1861. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Vannerson, Julian. Portrait of Gen. Robert E. Lee, officer of the Confederate Army, c1863. Selected Civil War Photographs from the Library of Congress, 1861-1865. American Memory. Library of Congress.

38. Bibliographic Information, con’t. O’Sullivan, Timothy. Appomattox Court House, Va. Federal soldiers at the courthouse. c1865. Selected Civil War Photographs from the Library of Congress, 1861-1865. American Memory. Library of Congress. Bain, George Grantham. Suffragists Mrs. Stanley McCormick and Mrs. Charles Parkers, April 22, 1913, c1913. By Popular Demand: “Votes for Women” Suffrage Pictures, 1850-1920. Prints and Photographs Division. Library of Congress. Vachon, John. Drinking fountain on the county courthouse lawn, Halifax, North Carolina, c1938. Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection from the Library of Congress, 1934-1944. Prints and Photographs Division. Library of Congress.

39. Bibliographic Information, con’t. Leffler, Warren K. Civil rights march on Wash[ington], D.C. c1963. The Civil Rights Era in the U.S. News and World Report Photographs Collection, 1959-1970, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. Trikosko, Marion S. Negro voting in Cardoza [i.e., Cardozo] High School in [Washington,] D.C. c1964. The Civil Rights Era in the U.S. News and World Report Photographs Collection, 1959-1970, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.