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[|Archaeologists Find New Clues to "Lost Colony" Mystery] Click on the link above in order to find out the latest news about the Lost Colony of Roanoke (8/10/15). Will we ever really know what happened to these doomed settlers? Maybe sooner than you think!
 * The Lost Colony: Roanoke **

[|Have We Found the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island?] Thanks to technological advances and a cover-up on a map, researchers are getting closer to finding out what happened to the lost colony of Roanoke Island. Read this exciting article from National Geographic about new developments in solving the Lost Colony of Roanoke mystery.

[|The Lost Colony by Eric Hause] Read this article about the lost colony of Roanoke. Not only does the article help us understand why the colonists went to Roanoke, but also tells us what others have hypothesized over the years about their mysterious disappearance.

[|National Geographic: The Lost Colony] In 2004, National Geographic reported on an archaeological dig taking place at Roanoke Island. Go to the second page of the article to find out more about recent clues that eventually may lead to solving this ongoing mystery.

[|First Colony Foundation] The First Colony Foundation, a North Carolina 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in 2004, is dedicated to conducting archaeological and historical research, combined with public education and interpretation, relating to the story of North Carolina and America's beginnings with the attempts by Sir Walter Raleigh to establish English colonies at Roanoke Island in the 1580s under his charter from Queen Elizabeth I. Their revolutionary research has been featured on a new PBS series, // Time Team America // (July 2009).

[|State Library of North Carolina: Lost Colony of Roanoke] Read a detailed history of the Lost Colony and its connections to the Jamestown colony in Virginia.

[|The Roanoke Voyages: A Mystery Story for Young People] Read this pamphlet written by the National Park Service. It will tell you more about Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and little known history about the people, places, and myths surrounding this Lost Colony.

[|Kid Info: Roanoke] Click on various links related to the history and mystery of the Lost Colony.

**Jamestown**  [|History is Fun: Jamestown] Find out more about the Jamestown settlers through the official website for Jamestown __Settlement__. [|Pocahontas Revealed!] Although Disney depicts her as this young girl that sings and talks to the trees and animals (while they talk back!), we know that Pocahontas was one of the key people involved in the survival of the Jamestown settlers. Watch the preview and explore this companion website to the PBS NOVA special, // Pocahontas Revealed! //

[|The Jamestown Online Adventure] We know that the Jamestown settlers made many mistakes when coming to the shores of the Chesapeake River. Can you do any better than the real colonists? You will have a copy of the London Company's Instructions to help guide you. Also, you can ask your fellow colonists and the Native Americans for advice. Be careful, though, because some advice is better than others! Play the game and see if you survive!

[|National Geographic: Jamestown Interactive] Experience Jamestown through the eyes of the archaeologists that are digging at the site of the first permanent English settlement in America. Meet William Kelso, who has been heading up this archaeological investigation since 1994.

[|The Real Pocahontas] Read a comparison between Disney's version of Pocahontas and the history of her life. Also, find out more about her children and other descendents.

[|The New World (2005) Trailer - Movie starring Christian Bale and Colin Farrell] Although it contains more than one inaccuracy, The New World will give you more insight about relations between the English setters and the Native Americans in Jamestown in the early 1600s.

Because cameras were not invented yet, we can only imagine what Pocahontas may have looked like. View these images of Pocahontas and decide which one(s) you think is the most accurate.

Because cameras were not invented yet, we cannot be completey sure of what John Smith looked like. However, because of portraits of other Englishmen from this time period and written accounts of his experiences, we can visualize what John Smith may have looked like. View these images of John Smith and decide which one(s) you think is the most accurate.

[|Jamestown 1607: Could you have survived?] Could you have survived Jamestown in 1607? Click on this website to find out more!

[|Secrets of the Dead: Death at Jamestown] Dead men do tell tales. Death at Jamestown takes a 21st-century look at the eerie fate of the men and boys who left London to establish the first permanent British colony in North America: Jamestown, Virginia. Watch clips and explore the interactive features of this companion website to //Secrets of the Dead: Death at Jamestown.//

[|Scientific American Frontiers: Unearthing Secret America] Read about and view video clips about the science behind the Jamestown Fort Archaeological Dig from the experts. William Kelso and his team continue to find out more about Jamestown through state-of-the-art scientific testing. See more about this by clicking on the link above. (image from [|www.pbs.org]) [|Early Colonies: Animated atlas] [|Captain John Smith is Saved by Pocahontas, 1608- Eyewitness to History]

Read this eyewitness account about how Captain John Smith was saved by Pocahontas in 1608.

** Plymouth ** [|Plimoth Plantation] Visit the official Plimoth Plantation website to find out more about the life of the Pilgrims as they formed the second successful English settlement in 1620.

[|History Channel: The History of Thanksgiving] Would you like to find out more about why and how we celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States? Why do the Detroit Lions always play a football game on Thanksgiving? Click on the video links on the History Channel webpage about Thanksgiving to find out.

[|From the Drawing Board: Plymouth 1620-2020] This website tells the story of the Pilgrims landing at Plymouth from both perspectives: the English Pilgrims and the Wampanoag. It has many interactive features that are worth exploring, especially those that demonstrate what life was like in the 17th century and the impacts of each group on the other.

[|Mayflower Compact] The Mayflower Compact was drawn up with fair and equal laws for the general good of the settlement. All 41 of the adult male members on the Mayflower signed the Compact. Being the first written laws for the new land, the Compact determined authority within the settlement until 1691. This established that the colony was to be free of English law. It was written to set up a government from within themselves and was written by those to be governed.

[|Eyewitness to History: Aboard the Mayflower] Read an eyewitness account about what happened on the Mayflower as the Pilgrims crossed the Atlantic to settle in Massachusetts Colony.



[|Scholastic: The First Thanksgiving] Find out more about the Pilgrims' voyage on the Mayflower and the first Thanksgiving from the Wampanoag and Pilgrim point-of-view by clicking on the link above.

[|First Thanksgiving- National Geographic Kids] Read a history of the First Thanksgiving on the National Geographic Kids website. Then, click on the links on the right side of the page to play Thanksgiving-related games and complete fun activities.

[|Alden House Museum and Historic Site (MA)] Take a virtual tour of this original 17th-century home of John and Priscilla Alden, Pilgrims who came on the Mayflower to settle in Plymouth in 1620. The Alden Kindred of America, Inc., was founded in 1906 to preserve the legacy of the Pilgrims, honor the memory of John and Priscilla Alden, preserve the family home and its contents, foster the Alden heritage among their descendants, and make public the history of "America's First Couple."

[|Mayflower History] Do you want to find out more about the passengers that sailed on the Mayflower from England to the New World? Do you want to find out more about Squanto, Samoset, and Massasoit? Click on the link above to find out more about these important people and events.