Williamsburg, VA

Maya helps Thomas Jefferson write a declaration.Today we went to Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia where everyone who works there dresses up like a Colonist. Actors did plays in the mddle of the street so the tourists could be involved. It was a lot of fun!

Maya and Will discuss the options; will the British really offer freedom? Will the Americans?I, Maya, met nice slaves named Will and Hannah. I helped Will decide whether to stay to be a slave for George Washington or join the BritishThe British General offers freedom to those who join their troops; even the slaves. troops–they said he would be free if he fought in the war.

But I didn’t believe them. I thought he should stay. He decided to stay and might try to run away when he gets the chance.
Hannah, a slave, asks the townfolk if when the new gov't declares freedom, will it include Negros and women?

Sarah, a slave, decides to join the British troops; hoping for freedom after the Revolutionary war.

George Washington addresses the crowd of hungry and worried colonists.