Here is a Google map showing the distance from Jamestown to Henricus.

It also shows the original path of the James River before Dutch Gap was constructed.

Use the +/- buttons to zoom in or out. See if you can find the places we visited in Henricus.

This is a 360 view of the reconstructed Citie of Henricus.

Use the arrows to look around and explore.

This is a 360 view of the reconstructed Powhatan village at Henricus.

Use the arrows to look around and explore.

This is an old Flash activity about how the Powhatan Indians made dugout canoes. We got it to work using Ruffle!

Social Studies

K.4 (2023) The student will apply history and social science skills to recognize Virginia’s earliest communities by

a. identifying examples of historical events, stories, and legends;

b. identifying early communities, changemakers and contributions of leaders, including but not limited to Indigenous tribes, farmers, traders, early settlers, minorities, women, and

children;

c. recognizing that places change over time; and

d. identifying people who helped establish and lead the local community over time.

1.3 (2015) The student will describe the stories of influential people in the history of Virginia and their contributions to our Commonwealth, with emphasis on

b) Pocahontas;

1.4 (2023) The student will apply history and social science skills to understand Virginia’s history by

a. identifying and describing important events and locations throughout the early history of the Commonwealth, including but not limited to Werowocomoco and the first English colony in North America at Jamestown; and

b. describing how life in various Virginia communities has changed over time; and

1.5 (2023) The student will apply history and social science skills to describe contributions of Virginia’s diverse people and the stories of changemakers in the history of Virginia and their contributions to our Commonwealth, including but not limited to

a. Indigenous Peoples: Chief Powhatan and Pocahontas;

1.7 (2023) The student will apply history and social science skills to connect geography to historical events of Virginia and the United States by

a. identifying landforms and bodies of water of Virginia and describing how they affect the way people live;

c. locating the site of the Jamestown colony; and

2.3 (2015) The student will compare the lives and contributions of three American Indian cultures of the past and present, with emphasis on

a) the Powhatan of the Eastern Woodlands;

2.7 (2015) The student will locate and describe the relationship between the environment and culture of

a) the Powhatan of the Eastern Woodlands;

2.9 (2015) The student will distinguish between the use of barter and the use of money in the exchange for goods and services.

2.5 (2023) The student will use history and social science skills to identify the geographic location, use of resources, and identify the contributions of Indigenous peoples past and present including

a. Indigenous Nations and Tribes of the Eastern Woodlands;

d. understanding Indigenous Sovereignty, including but not limited to the importance of land, history, and culture.

2.13 (2023) The student will apply history and social science skills to understand basic economic principles by

c. distinguishing between the use of barter and the use of money in the exchange for goods and services and describing how money makes trading easier than barter; and

VS.2 (2015) The student will demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between physical geography and the lives of the native peoples, past and present, of Virginia by

b) locating and describing Virginia’s Coastal Plain (Tidewater), Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley and Ridge, and Appalachian Plateau;

c) locating and identifying water features important to the early history of Virginia (Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, James River, York River, Potomac River, Rappahannock River, and Lake Drummond and the Dismal Swamp);

d) locating three American Indian language groups (the Algonquian, the Siouan, and the Iroquoian) on a map of Virginia;

e) describing how American Indians related to the climate and their environment to secure food, clothing, and shelter;

VS.3 (2015) The student will demonstrate an understanding of the first permanent English settlement in America by

a) explaining the reasons for English colonization;

g) describing the interactions between the English settlers and the native peoples, including the role of the Powhatan in the survival of the settlers.

VS.1 (2023) The student will apply history and social science skills to explain the relationship between physical geography and the lives of Virginia’s peoples, past and present by

b. locating and describing the relative location and physical characteristics of Virginia's five geographic regions on a map; and

c. locating, identifying, and describing the impact of Virginia’s bodies of water on its history, economy, and culture.

VS.2 (2023) The student will apply history and social science skills to describe the Indigenous Peoples’ nations of Virginia past and present by

b. describing Virginia’s three most prominent Indigenous language groups (the Algonquian, the Siouan, and the Iroquoian);

d. describing the relationships and interactions of the Indigenous Peoples in Virginia, circa 1600 and their environment; and

VS.3 (2023) The student will apply history and social science skills to explain the causes and effects of events associated with the first permanent English settlement in North America by

a. explaining the reasons for English colonization;

d. describing the interactions between the English colonists and the Indigenous Peoples, including the role of the Powhatan in the survival of the colonists;

e. describing the hardships faced by settlers at Jamestown and the changes that took place to ensure survival, including but not limited to trade with the Powhatan, the leadership of Captain John Smith, land ownership, and the successful commercial cultivation of tobacco;

HC.2 (2015) The student will

a. examine the influence of physical and cultural geography on Henrico County.

b. analyze, interpret, and demonstrate knowledge of significant historical events and ideas in Henrico County history.