Instructional Video11:54
Hip Hughes History

The Jamestown Colony Explained: US History Review

6th - 12th
A short look at the basic of the founding and early development of the Jamestown Colony in what would become the colony of Virginia.
Instructional Video10:13
Cerebellum

Colonization Of North America: English Settlements - The Jamestown Settlement

9th - 12th
Examines the establishment of Roanoke in 1585; the successful settlement of Jamestown, Virginia; the roles of Captain John Smith, Pocahontas and Chief Powhatan; the settlement of Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620; Plymouth Rock and the...
Instructional Video8:33
The Business Professor

Writing a Cover Letter

Higher Ed
This Video Explains: Writing a Cover Letter
Instructional Video
Other

Preservation Virgina: Captain John Smith

9th - 10th
This resource provides a biography about Captain John Smith, an important historical figure in the settlement of America. The site also includes a portrait. Includes video (2 minutes, 57 seconds). Requires Adobe Flash.
Instructional Video
PBS

Nova: Pocahontas Revealed: The Science of Jamestown

9th - 10th
This website matches up contemporary reports and later historical information about Jamestown with recent archaeological evidence that confirms such information.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: John Smith | Pbs World Explorers

9th - 10th
The English explorer John Smith was crucial to the exploration of and establishment of colonies within what is now the Northeastern United States. The first permanent English colony in the New World at Jamestown owes its creation to...
Instructional Video
Other

Jamestown Rediscovery: Statue of John Smith

9th - 10th
Brief biographical information about John Smith. Includes details about his personality and a photograph of a statue erected in his honor in 1909.
Instructional Video
Shmoop University

Shmoop: The Jamestown Colony

5th - 8th
Watch the story of the Jamestown colony that almost didn't survive! Disease, starvation, and attacks by Indian tribes almost brought the colony to its knees. But, they had one saving grace - tobacco! [3:21]