Virginia

 **History** **When was it colonized?** The Virginia colony started out as a joint–stock company In 1607 the Virginia Company sent 100 colonists to Virginia for settle 60 miles north of the mouth of James river, the settlement called the new settlement Jamestown in honor of their king.

**Who came and when?** Several business men from England decided to get a charter and to establish a colony within the Chesapeake Bay region

**What parts of Europe did they come from?** The came from London, England

**Why did they come?** The settlers thought they could get rich quick, some thought they could find gold and go back to the mainland and sell it.

**Was it economic?** There was little leadership, many settlers were so persistent on finding gold that they ignored there basic duties to survive as a colony , john smith a colonist comes to be a strong leader and helps the colony try to survive -At first the Virginia colony did very poorly and was so poor and unstable that the royal government had to take it over. * The colony soon prospered with tobacco, it soon became very popular in England, they were able to establish large plantations devoted to tobacco plants

**Was it political?** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">The Virginia colony had a poor start they tried to improve the government yet their colony made no profit ,and the royal government had to take it over, they appointed a governor. Virginia also had a legislator which turned into the House of Burgesses which was the first limited self-government in the English colonies

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Was it religious?** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">They practiced the Anglican Church

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Were there native Americans living in the region?** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Started out as nomadic hunters the group later evolved to be Native Americans and settled near the Tidewater region in the lowlands of eastern Virginia

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Geography**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Virginia is part of the southern colonies. It is south of Maryland and north of North Carolina. The colony is a mostly rural area. This colony is a triangular shape. There is a coastal plain near Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Another geographic feature would be the Piedmont region which is to the west. The Blue Ridge Mountains are part of the Appalachian Mountains and they are located in the western area of Virginia. Tidewater is a swampy area in the coastal plain. There is also the Great Dismal Swamp which is in the southern region of Virginia. In these areas there was not good soil for farming and there were also diseases caused by the swamp. Colonists were fast to move inland and settle in the Piedmont region. In Virginia, there are about sixteen million acres of forests and many rivers. This caused there to be a vast amount of native plants and animals.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">This is a harbor in Chesapeake, Virginia

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Social** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">The first slaves to arrive in Virginia were purchased as servants from a Dutch ship in 1619. Around that time about twenty slaves were sold to work for colonists for about twenty-eight years. The main language spoken in Virginia around this time was English. Women during this time sew, cook, take care of domestic animals, make many of the necessities used in the household such as soap, candles, clothing, and other useful tools.In 1624, the law of the land was created so that white Virginians would worship in the Anglican church that was considered the Church of England and support with their taxes. Religion was apart of everyday life in Viriginia

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Economy**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">The colonists used agriculture to economically thrive; a major crop that Virginiaharvested was tobacco. After the devastation left behind from the Civil War, farmers changed and improved the way they farmed. Farmers planted many different crops such as grains, they also raised more livestock. One-third of Virginiasland is now used for agriculture, mainly livestock. Tobacco is still grown in Virginiaand brings in a lot of money. The state also produces a lot of fruit, especially apples. Fishing has also helped the state thrive to bring in money. Virginiain the mid 19th century, manufacturing became the states primary economic effort. It later became one of the biggest and most popular home to leading car manufactures and shipbuilders. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Sources: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Read more: [|Early Slave Trade - The Mercantilist Tradition - Slaves, Slavery, Colonies, Negro, Negroes, and Virginia][|http://www.libraryindex.com/history/pages/cmxyrcs0c7/slave-trade-mercantilist-tradition.html#ixzz1Z0mtEZqp]“Women in Colonial America.” 2007, Henry J. Sage <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">“Religion in EarlyVirginia” 2011 ColonialWilliamsburg

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**Political** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Virginia was first given a joint stock charter. This meant that they would form a company funded and run by a group of investors who share the company’s profits and losses.Virginia was given a second charter and became a royal colony. They had a governor that was appointed by the kings. A legislature was developed in 1619. Eventually the representatives of the lawmaking assembly became known as the House of Burgesses.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">** Terms ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**__Mercantilism__** was a big part of Virginia because the king of England started a monopoly off of the tobacco trade. A result of the **__Great Awakening__** in Virginia was the end of the state’s establishment of religion, which was accomplished through the Act for Establishing Religious Freedom created in 1786.**__Triangle trade__** affected Virginia because it was the method of treading between the Atlantic World. The colonies, including Virginia prospered due to **__salutary neglect__** because of the little government interference

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**__French and Indian War__** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">- In 1613 he Virginia Company claims this to be part of the territory granted to it by the British Crown from Captain Thomas Argall ofJamestown after he destroyed the French settlements atPort Royal. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">- In 1754, theVirginia colony sent reinforcements to a fort that colonists were building at the Forks of theOhio, to protect it from the French during the French and Indian war. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">- George Washington who headed the Virginia militia during the French and Indian War <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">- Congress created the Continetal Army and appointed Virginian George Washington its commander in chief. Over the next yearWashington created his leading command and managed to force British to flee Boston in March 1776. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">- 1/3rd were loyalists in Virginia and the rest of the 1/3 and stayed neutral because they did not want to risk their lives. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">- In 1762, Patrick Henry argued the Parson's Cause in the Colony of Virginia, where the legislature had passed a law and it was not allowed by the king. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">- Britain did not think that Virginia would be involvedand contribute to the ideas of revolution.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**__Revolution:__** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">-Campaigns in Virginia and the Carolinas were conducted by other generals, including Nathanael Greene and Daniel Morgan,Washingtonwas still responsible for the overall direction of the war. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">- Virginians who fought in 1776-83 are honored nationally as Revolutionary War soldiers. However, Yankees don't use that term when they refer to the Virginians who fought a second war of independence <span style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 110%;">-Virginia was a supporter of the United States Constitution

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