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Virginia

  • Voyage to Virginia

    Voyage to Virginia

    Sir Walter Raleigh sends Samuel Mace on a voyage to Virginia
  • First Virginia Charter

    First Virginia Charter

    Document from King James to the Virginia Company is financing the English settlements
  • Virginia found its first settlement Jamestown

    Virginia found its first settlement Jamestown

    Virginia Colony, established by the colonists, separated from the London Company
  • Henry Hudson explores the area

    Henry Hudson explores the area

    Henry Hudson was an English navigator
  • Tobacco

    Tobacco

    John Rolfe exports first crop of tobacco
  • John Rolfe and Pocahontas get married

    John Rolfe and Pocahontas get married

    Had the blessing of Chief Powhaten
  • first meeting held of Virginia general company

    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

    Indian Massacre

    It caused the death of 347 colonists including women and children
  • Charter of Virginia

    Charter of Virginia

    The charter of Virginia is when King James made Virginia a royal colony
  • Claims to Ohio River Valley

    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 is elected U.S president

    Thomas Jefferson was from Virginia
  • Lewis and Clark start exploration of western frontier

    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 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

    Nat Turner led slave rebellion against plantation owners

    He was captured and hung
  • John Brown led group to fight slavery

    John Brown led group to fight slavery

    He led them in a raid to to steal weapons
  • Virginians state flag is adopted

    Virginians state flag is adopted

    The flag has a blue background with a white circle in the middle
  • The battle of Bristoe station

    The battle of Bristoe station

    It was when West Virginia formed form 50 western Virginia counties
  • civil war ends

    civil war ends

    Robert Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox. Lee and troops were forced to leave Richmond
  • Valuable coal deposits discovered

    Valuable coal deposits discovered

    explosion accident happened killing 30 men
  • Virginia re-entered union

    Virginia re-entered union

    second floor room in capitol building collapsed 62 were killed and 251 were injured
  • Segregation Created

    Segregation Created

    Jim Crow laws passed
  • Woodrow Wilson elected U.S president

    Woodrow Wilson elected U.S president

    He was also from Virginia and he proclaimed the second Sunday in May Mothers Day
  • 19th amendmant passed

    19th amendmant passed

    Women received the right to vote
  • Pentagon is built

    Pentagon is built

    Its built in Arlington, Virginia
  • African Americans fought for equal rights

    African Americans fought for equal rights

    They fought for rights such as busing,equal facilities, equal education
  • desegregation begins

    desegregation begins

    First African American attended law school at University of Virginia
  • segregation declared unconstitutional

    segregation declared unconstitutional

    court prohibited racial segregation
  • civil right act passed

    civil right act passed

    Outlaws discrimination against race, religion, sex, or national origin
  • Douglas Wilder

    Douglas Wilder

    He becomes first African-American elected governor of Virginia
  • 18 tornadoes hit Virginia

    18 tornadoes hit Virginia

    Four people kille, 259 injured, damages of 52.5 million dollars