When the Revolutionary War began, about two million people lived in the thirteen colonies, with about 500,000 in Virginia. Many Virginians were farmers or planters, living and working on small farms. Students explore life for a typical family and their slaves on a 1780s Virginia farm.

Background Essay
Colonial Life (pdf)

Lesson Plans and Resources
"What Was Everyday Life Like In Colonial Virginia" lesson plan 
   Colonial Life background essay (pdf)
   What was a man's role on a farm? (pdf) 
   What was a woman's role on a farm? (pdf) 
   What was the role of children on a farm? (pdf)
   What was life like for slaves on a Virginia farm?(pdf) 
   "What was life like?" graphic organizer (pdf)
"How Do We Know About Colonial Life?" lesson plan
   Inventory of Thomas Holmes (pdf)
    Inventory Document Analysis Graphic Organizer (pdf)
    Comparing and Contrasting the Property of Thomas Holmes (pdf)
   Division of Thomas Holmes Estate (pdf)
    Inventory Vocabulary List (pdf)