Welcome to JamestownDemocracy.com. This website provides lesson plans and other teaching resources developed to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the nation’s beginning at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. These free lessons offer students the opportunity to learn about the birthplace of democracy in America and reflect upon the vision and values that define the world’s oldest republic.
The 400th anniversary commemoration produced stunning new discoveries, significant new scholarship, impressive new interpretive facilities, and illuminating new educational initiatives that will continue to enhance our understanding of the remarkably consequential convergence of man and nature in the Chesapeake region four centuries ago.
On this site are many educational resources developed for the commemoration including transcripts and video links to a series of historic academic conferences that were conducted at numerous colleges and Universities. You may also access the final report of the federal commission - authorized by the United States Congress - to commemorate the anniversary.