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Transportation History of Alexandria

Learn how technological changes in transportation have affected Alexandria since its founding through a short video and accompanying activities.
Page updated on December 29, 2021 at 10:43 AM

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Transportation History of Alexandria

Transportation, or how people and goods move from one place to another, has changed over time as new technologies are introduced. The four and half minute video includes primary source maps and photographs which illustrates changes in population, housing development, and transportation and how they all connect. Supplemental worksheets and class discussion questions can be found below.

Connections to VA Standards of Learning

Supplemental Materials

  • Suggested Follow-Up Questions to Video 
  • Map Labeling Worksheet: Fillable Color Version or Printable Version 
  • Transportation Timeline Worksheet: Fillable Color Version  or Printable Version

Bonus Materials

  • See more maps of Alexandria, including “A Plan of Alexandria now Bellhaven” from 1749 and the 1798 “Plan of the Town of Alexandria in the District of Columbia,” both featured in the video.
  • Practice your map skills with this map from 1751.

 

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