Unit 2: Colonial Settlement, 1587-1770

Mount Vernon
At http://www.mountvernon.org/ on the World Wide Web, you can discover information about Mount Vernon, George Washington's beloved home. Here you can learn about what daily life was like at this fine example of a colonial planter's home. Based on what you find after browsing the Mount Vernon Web site, create a bulletin board display about life in colonial America. Your bulletin board should include information about the people who lived there, the uses of the different buildings, and pictures of the estate as well as a diagram. To extend your project, research a colonial home in a different region, and compare it to Mount Vernon.