print email comment close Colonial Williamsburg URL: http://www.history.org/ Description: Colonial Williamsburg is "the restored 18th-century capital city of Britain’s largest, wealthiest, and most populous outpost of empire in the New World." The site provides information on notable people, places, buildings, trades, Christmas in Williamsburg, clothing, slavery, and other topics. Contains documents (including the first draft of the Declaration of Independence "before Congress began amending and editing"), glossaries, and a chronology (1750 to 1783). Searchable. Publisher: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Extra Keywords American Revolution George Washington Thomas Jefferson American Revolution America Library of Congress Subject Headings: Historic sites -- Virginia United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 Williamsburg (Va.) -- History LII Database Information: Record 2082 created by Kay MacDonald on 12/14/1999 Last modification on 08/12/2004 Published: 12/14/1999   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/2082