Guess the YearGuess the Year

Using Clues in Primary Using Clues in Primary Sources to be a Virginia Sources to be a Virginia

History SleuthHistory Sleuth

Created by: Jennifer Strong, Chesterbrook ES, Fairfax County Public Schools

Event #1Event #1What year was the Declaration What year was the Declaration

of Independence written?of Independence written?

1776 1996

Yes! The Declaration of Independence was written in

1776.

Event#2

Here’s a clue:Here’s a clue:

1776 1996

Event #2Event #2What year did the first colonists What year did the first colonists

come to Jamestown?come to Jamestown?

1606 1860

Yes! The first colonists came to Yes! The first colonists came to Jamestown in 1606. This map was Jamestown in 1606. This map was made from descriptions given by made from descriptions given by

Captain John Smith.Captain John Smith.

Event #3

Here’s a clue:Here’s a clue: This is a picture of a Powhatan.

1606 1860

The map says POWHATAN under this picture

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

1492 1614

Yes! The English colonist John Yes! The English colonist John Rolfe married Pocahontas in Rolfe married Pocahontas in

1614.1614.

Event#4

Here’s a clue:Here’s a clue:

Remember, the colonists came to Jamestown in 1606.1492 1614

Event #4Event #4When did the colonists fight for When did the colonists fight for

their freedom in the their freedom in the Revolutionary War?Revolutionary War?

1776 1900

Yes! The colonists fought for their Yes! The colonists fought for their freedom from England in the freedom from England in the

Revolutionary War in 1776, the same Revolutionary War in 1776, the same year the Declaration of Independence year the Declaration of Independence

was signed.was signed.

Event#5

Here’s a clue:Here’s a clue:

The Declaration of Independence was signed the same year.1776 1900

Event #5Event #5When did George Washington When did George Washington

become the first president of our become the first president of our country?country?

1615 1789

Yes! George Washington became Yes! George Washington became the first president of our country in the first president of our country in

1789.1789.

Event#6

Here’s a clue:Here’s a clue:

George Washington was a soldier in the Revolutionary War in 1776.

1615 1789

Event #6Event #6What year was Fort Sumter What year was Fort Sumter

attacked?attacked?

1776 1861

Yes! Fort Sumter was attacked Yes! Fort Sumter was attacked in 1861, before the beginning of in 1861, before the beginning of

the Civil War.the Civil War.

Event#7

Here’s a clue: Fort Sumter was Here’s a clue: Fort Sumter was attacked right before the Civil War attacked right before the Civil War began. The Civil War begins a long began. The Civil War begins a long time after the Revolutionary War.time after the Revolutionary War.

George Washington fought in the Revolutionary War in 1776.

1776 1861

Event #7Event #7When did General Robert E. Lee When did General Robert E. Lee

surrender at Appomattox Court House to surrender at Appomattox Court House to end the Civil War?end the Civil War?

1865 1965

Yes! General Robert E. Lee surrendered Yes! General Robert E. Lee surrendered in 1865 at the Appomattox Court House in 1865 at the Appomattox Court House

to end the Civil War.to end the Civil War.

Event#8

Here’s a clue:Here’s a clue:

Fort Sumter was attacked in 1861, just before the start of the Civil War.

1865 1965

Event #8Event #8When did Virginia take away the When did Virginia take away the

rights of African Americans?rights of African Americans?

1780 1891

Yes! Virginia took away the Yes! Virginia took away the rights of African Americans in rights of African Americans in

1891.1891.

Event#9

Look. There were signs saying what African Americans could and could not use.

Here’s a clue: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.

1780 1891

Event #9Event #9When was the Pentagon built in When was the Pentagon built in

Virginia?Virginia?

1890 1943

Yes! The Pentagon was built in Yes! The Pentagon was built in 1943 in Virginia.1943 in Virginia.

Event#10

Here’s a clue:Here’s a clue:

The Pentagon was built many years after the end of the Civil War.

1890 1943

Event #10Event #10When did women get suffrage (the When did women get suffrage (the

right to vote)?right to vote)?

1891 1920

Yes! Women got suffrage (the Yes! Women got suffrage (the right to vote) in 1920.right to vote) in 1920.

Event#11

Here’s a clue:Here’s a clue:

Like many African Americans, women also were not allowed to vote in 1891.

1891 1920

Event #11Event #11When did the Civil Rights Act When did the Civil Rights Act pass, giving all people equal pass, giving all people equal

rights?rights?

1964 2007

Yes! The Civil Rights Act passed Yes! The Civil Rights Act passed in 1964, giving all people equal in 1964, giving all people equal

rights.rights.

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Here’s a clue: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

Congratulations!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!

Bibliographic InformationBibliographic InformationThe 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

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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.

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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.

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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.