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The first successful English settlement
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A fire destroyed all homes in Jamestown. Jamestown was a roller-coaster because it was really good and really bad at times and jumped around a lot
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Tobacco was Jamestown's main cash crop and later saved Jamestown when the colonists were struggling
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This is exciting for Virginia because this is their main source of money
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This is where John Rolfe and her meet.
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Even though they get married there isn't much love involved or possibly any at all
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This is one step towards self government which has pretty much been the idea since these days until the British
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No war was immediately caused by this attack but it obviously angered the colonists.
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The colonists did not like this because of the self-government type they were used to
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This is famously known as Bacon's Rebellion. They burned the capitol building as well as Jamestown. Bacon died and the supporters were hanged
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A world famous legendary poet is born.
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A big step towards the end of slavery.
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Virginia joins confederacy; The Civil War begins
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Aug. 29-30 Battle of Second Manassas
Sept. 1 Battle Chantilly
Sept. 4-6 Confederate army passes through Leesburg on the March to Maryland -
West Virginia is formed from northwestern Virginia.
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Lincoln gets shot and dies the next day. Remaining confederate armies surrender, this is the end of the civil war
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Abraham chooses a southern vice president because he thought it would make him appeal more to southerners.
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This allowed the north to override Johnsons votes
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Southern states readmitted to the union. New England woman's club founded
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This gives blacks the right to vote but not women.
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8 president in one state is quite a few considering there had only been about 20-30 at this time
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took place in Arlington County and Norfolk. Now in modern times most people attend public schools
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Connects the mainland and the Eastern shore. In Oklahoma there is a NBA basketball arena named after this bridge
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Now the trend is pretty equal comparing republican and democrats.
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This makes the states industrial grow and their overall power.
