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Voyage to Virginia
Sir Walter Raleigh sends Samuel Mace on a voyage to Virginia -
First Virginia Charter
Document from King James to the Virginia Company is financing the English settlements -
Virginia found its first settlement Jamestown
Virginia Colony, established by the colonists, separated from the London Company -
Henry Hudson explores the area
Henry Hudson was an English navigator -
Tobacco
John Rolfe exports first crop of tobacco -
John Rolfe and Pocahontas get married
Had the blessing of Chief Powhaten -
first meeting held of Virginia general company
90 women arrived on brides ships. Black indentured servants arrived on dutch ships to attend this meeting. -
Indian Massacre
It caused the death of 347 colonists including women and children -
Charter of Virginia
The charter of Virginia is when King James made Virginia a royal colony -
Claims to Ohio River Valley
Thomas Batts and Robert Fallam establish English claims to the Ohio River Valley -
Thomas jefferson is elected U.S president
Thomas Jefferson was from Virginia -
Lewis and Clark start exploration of western frontier
They were the first Americans to cross continent all the way to the pacific ocean -
James Madison is elected 4th president
James Madison was from Virginia and known as the father of the constitution -
Nat Turner led slave rebellion against plantation owners
He was captured and hung -
John Brown led group to fight slavery
He led them in a raid to to steal weapons -
Virginians state flag is adopted
The flag has a blue background with a white circle in the middle -
The battle of Bristoe station
It was when West Virginia formed form 50 western Virginia counties -
civil war ends
Robert Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox. Lee and troops were forced to leave Richmond -
Valuable coal deposits discovered
explosion accident happened killing 30 men -
Virginia re-entered union
second floor room in capitol building collapsed 62 were killed and 251 were injured -
Segregation Created
Jim Crow laws passed -
Woodrow Wilson elected U.S president
He was also from Virginia and he proclaimed the second Sunday in May Mothers Day -
19th amendmant passed
Women received the right to vote -
Pentagon is built
Its built in Arlington, Virginia -
African Americans fought for equal rights
They fought for rights such as busing,equal facilities, equal education -
desegregation begins
First African American attended law school at University of Virginia -
segregation declared unconstitutional
court prohibited racial segregation -
civil right act passed
Outlaws discrimination against race, religion, sex, or national origin -
Douglas Wilder
He becomes first African-American elected governor of Virginia -
18 tornadoes hit Virginia
Four people kille, 259 injured, damages of 52.5 million dollars
