the history of Virginia

jamestown

Oct 27, 1607

jamestown was created. it was the first permanent engish settlement

tobacco seeds

Oct 27, 1611

john rolfe introduced tobacco seeds in the Americas.

Pocahontas

Oct 27, 1613

she was an Indian girl who tried to settle the rivalry.she was captured and brought Jamestown.

married

Oct 27, 1614

john rolfe and Pocahontas get married.

Indian massacre

Oct 27, 1622

caused the death of 347 colonists,including woman and children.

royal colony

Oct 27, 1624

king James made Virginia a royal colony

bacons rebellion

Oct 27, 1676

colonists revolted.they burned the capitol and jamestown to the ground.bacon died and his supporters were hung.

capitol building

Oct 28, 1699

townof Williamsburg established they had the capitol then is was burned down 2 times this was the first time

jamestown

Oct 28, 1699

Jamestown went up in smoke

capitol building

Oct 28, 1747

willaimsburg capital building was destroyed in a fire for the2ed time

french and indian war

Oct 28, 1754

genral George Washington led militia into battle

john tyler

Oct 28, 1762

was the first vice president to become president after William henry Harrison died.

french and inain war ends

Oct 28, 1763

the French and indian war was finally settled thetreaty of paris was signed

first continental congress meeting held

Oct 28, 1774

Virginians George Washington and Patrick henry attended

inspirational speech

Oct 28, 1775

Patrick henry delivered his speech and said "give me liberty or give me death"

decleration of independence

Oct 28, 1776

Virginian Thomas Jefferson wrote it . it regarded themselves as thirteen newly independent sovereign states, and no longer under British rule.

statute of religious freedom passed

Oct 28, 1786

this gave Virginias right to choose religion and church

state

Oct 28, 1788

virginia became the 10th u.s state.
The State nickname is "Old Dominion".

george washington

Oct 28, 1789

he was elected the first president.Birth Date February 22, 1732 at Pope's Creek, Virginia

thomas jefferson

Oct 28, 1801

elected the 3rd us president. Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743, in Shadwell, Virginia.

merriwether lewis and william clark

Oct 28, 1804

began exploration of the western frontier :first americans to cross the continent all the way to the pacific ocean.

james madison

Oct 28, 1809

eleted the 4th us presidsnt .knowen as the "father of the constitution"

nat tunner

Oct 28, 1809

led slave rebellion against plantation owners;he was captured and hung

james monroe

Oct 28, 1816

5th us president . April 28th, 1758 in Westmoreland County, Virginia

john brown

Oct 28, 1859

abolitionist,led group in raid to steal weapons to fight slavery.

Virginia seceded from Union

Oct 28, 1861

they joined Confederacy; Civil War began; first Confederate officer killed at Fairfax Court House; first battle of Manassas, battle of Ball's Bluff, battle of Dranesville

Valuable coal

Oct 28, 1865

Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox; Lee and troops forced to leave Richmond; setting fire to bridges along the way

Civil War ended

Oct 28, 1885

Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox; Lee and troops forced to leave Richmond; setting fire to bridges along the way

jim crow laws passed

Oct 28, 1901

these laws legalized segregation between blacks and whites. The name is believed to be derived from a character in a popular minstrel song.

pentagon

Oct 28, 1941

was built in Arlington Virginia.later in 2001 was hit by a plane on September 9th 2011.

founding

Oct 28, 2007

400th anniversary.held at Jamestown.Population has grown to about-8,260,405