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Aug 11, 1000
Nicholas wise
this guy found Norfolk,VA -
Mar 17, 1098
john smith got injured
john smith was injured in a gunpowder explosion and returned to England -
Roanoke island
sir Walter Raleigh found a new land claimed it England -
Charter
Charter was granted by queen Elizabeth 1 to sir Walter Raleigh -
Roanoke island
that island was their port and they have to return -
Elinor white
He had a daughter named Virginia Dare -
john white returned to England
white need more supplies so he return to England and he was decide to defend the fort or not -
John smith discoed Virginia
that was the first person discovered Virginia -
London company
the company revived they got a a charter from king Jame 1 to organize an expedition and establish the colonies in north american -
Virginia Company of London
The Virginia Company of London established the colony at Jamestown. The colonists arrived at Jamestown on May 13, 1607. When did the voyage to Jamestown begin and how long did it take? Three ships left London -
colony found in Virginia
Jamestown was the colony found in Virginia -
starving time for Virginia
This was not pleasant for Virginia because they did not have enough food -
sir Thomas dale
he was in charge of the colonies -
house of Burgess
the first legislative Assembly in american -
first meeting
they meet at a church in Jamestown -
tobacco
Nathaniel Bacon leads a bunch of farmers to work on tobacco -
seven yeas of war
that war was so blood end so long that they called seven years of war -
George Washington
Washington was elected to the house of Burgess. -
Virginia House of Burgesses
first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America. ("Burgess" means an official of a municipality, or the representative of a borough in the English House of Commons) Candidates who ran for a seat in the Virginia House of Burgesses often use to dole out alcohol to influence the voters to vote for them. George Washington ran for a seat in the Virginia House of Burgesses at the age of 23 and refused to offer alcohol to voters and lost. -
Meriwether Lewis
Meriwether Lewis born in Alembert country, Virginia -
famous person
Patrick Henry was famous for give me liberty or death -
Virginia adopted Independence
that was when the first time the declare independence -
stamp act
that act was passed by parliaments to taxes to colonies but they boycott -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson resides in Paris while serving his fledgling country as Minister Plenipotentiary. He travels widely in France and in other countries, viewing many examples of contemporary and classical architecture that will influence his architectural plans for the University of Virginia -
Tobacco
Tobacco became Virginia’s first profitable export, and a period of peace followed the marriage of colonist John Rolfe to Pocahontas, the daughter of an Algonquian chief. During the 1620s, Jamestown expanded from the area around the original James Fort into a New Town built to the east; it remained the capital of the Virginia colony until 1699.” -
battle
it was first it kind between metal armored vessels change for all time the nature of naval warfare -
Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads, Virginia, the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimac) met in one of the most famous naval engagements in US history. Their battle, the first of its kind between metal armored vessels, changed for all time the nature of naval warfare -
wealthy land owners
those wealthy mans They formed the Virginia Company and set out to establish a permanent English settlement in the Americas -
conditions fist settle
the conditions for these first settlers were harsh, and 8 months after arriving in Virginia, only 60 out of 214 men were still alive. The colony's population did increase after the arrival of new settlers in 1608, but many people continued to die from the harsh conditions. -
George Washington
George Washington ran for a seat in the Virginia House of Burgesses at the age of 23 and refused to offer alcohol to voters and lost. He ran again for the same office in 1758, and provided almost half a gallon of alcohol for each voter.
