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1607-1. .English colonists arrive in virginia and settle in jamestown.
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1776 -2. virginia thomas jefferson writes the declaration of independence.
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17788-3. virginia becomes the tenth state
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1789- 4 . virginia george washington becomes the first president of the united states.
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1801-5 thomas jefferson becomes the third president of the united states.
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1861-1865 virginia and other southern states fight for independence from the northern states in the civil war.