Unit 1: Foundations of American Citizenship

Colonial Williamsburg
Tour the Colonial Williamsburg home page at http://www.history.org/ to view the Historical Almanack and visit historic places. When you visit the 18th-century capital of Virginia, you will see the home of one of America's oldest legislative bodies, Virginia's House of Burgesses. Write a skit showing an interaction between members of the House of Burgesses. You can learn about several of the members at this Web site. In your skit, include their thoughts on the process of lawmaking and government in colonial Virginia.