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The VUSD Web Index was created as a resource for staff and students of the Vacaville Unified School District as part of the VUSD Gateway pages.
For recently added sites and contact information regarding the Index see the Web Index Home Page.
Settling the Colonies
Jamestown Journey the official education curriculum website of "America's 400th Anniversary" marking the founding of the first permanent English settlement in America at Jamestown in Virginia in 1607!
US History.org from "Congress of Websites," created
and hosted by the Independence Hall Association in Philadelphia. Great links to information on
Valley Forge, Philidelphia, important documents of the time, and more.
Mayflower History.com - This is a complete site with history of
the Mayflower, inventory, passenger lists, primary documents such as the Mayflower Compact and
Thanksgiving Proclamation.
Misfortune of Indentured Servants - This
copy of Gottlieb Mittelberger's 1754 description of the voyage to America will make you glad you
live in the 20th century.
Boston History - Site links from Thanksgiving, Freedom Trail, and
Black Heritage Trail to Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.
The Amish, The Mennonites, and The Plain People - Some questions
and answers about the Amish, the Mennonites, the Brethren, and the other "Plain People" of the
Pennsylvania Dutch Country.
The Guide to Historic Virginia - A comprehensive
collection of articles and links related to Virginia's history.
Yahoo Kids- links to the Colonial
Life 1585-1783