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Becoming Virginians

Activities

• Create a journal written from the point of view of a poor farmer or farmer's wife. Research the period in order to include details of their daily chores, struggles, and pleasures. Diaries and journals of the colonial period, such as the Journal and Letters of Philip Vickers Fithian (Call number: E163.F542), may be used as a primary source.

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