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Virginia is Discovered
VIrgina is founded by John Smith and others, at Jamestown. The colony was then named after the Queen of England at the time that was known as the " virgin queen." -
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The Colony of Virginia
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One Year Later
Within one year of the first settlement 120 additional colonists had arrived, but sixty-seven of the original number had died. -
The Population
As the population continues to decrease in the newly found colony only 490 that were left by John Smith, there were only sixty alive when he returned. -
Major Industry is Introduced
John Rolfe introduces his tobacco seeds in Jamestown -
Major Industry Pursued
First crop of tobacco exported -
The First Meeting
The first meeting was held of Virginia General Assembly -
The Pilgrims Arrival
When the Pilgrims, landed at Plymouth there were 2,200 colonists living at or near Jamestown. -
A Better Government is Established
King James I, granted the fourth charter to the London Company. This is what authorized "two supreme councils, in Virginia, for better government of the said colony." -
Virginia: A Royal Colony
King James made Virginia a Royal Colony -
The Capital
The town of Williamsburg established and is then designated as the capital of the colony. -
The Capital is Destroyed
The capital, Williamsburg, is then destroyed by a fire. -
The War Begins
French and Indian War begins. General Georgre Washington leads the military into battle. -
The War Ends
French and Indian War ends -
The Committees of Correspondence
Committees of Correspondence is established -
The First Continental Congress meeting
First Continental Congress meeting is held. To this meeting Virginians George Washington and Patrick Henry attend. -
The Colony of Viriginia
Virginian Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, around the same time Virginia adopted it's first constitution, and declared its independence. -
The New Capital
Capital moved from Williamsburg to Richmond -
Religious Freedom
Statute of Statute of Religious Freedom passed giving Virginians the right to chooseto practice any religion of there choice
