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Jamestown the first permanent English settlement was established. Native Americans attacked 1 person was killed and 11 were wounded and they captured john smith
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more settlers started to show up to James town and john smith was released, all homes were destroyed from fire
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John Rolfe introduces tobacco seeds
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the first crop of tobacco was exported
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Pocahontas was captured and brought to Jamestown
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Pocahontas married John Rolfe
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George Washington was born in Westmoreland county February 22, 1731. He was the first us president
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Virginia adopts a constitution and declares independence
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Virginia becomes the 10th state
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George Washington served as president of the united states of the united states
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john Tyler first vice president born in Virginia became president after the death of William Henry Harrison
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alien and sedition act democratic acts won control of congress they either repealed (canceled) or let the alien and alien acts expire
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1809 January 19 Edgar Allen Poe was born
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John Brown led a group of men to steal weapons to fight for slavery
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The beginning of the civil war, first battle of manassas
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second battle of manassas
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Virginia formed 50 western Virginia states
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civil war ended Robert E Lee and his troops were forced to leave Richmond and setting fire to the bridges on their way out
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valuable coal deposits were discovered
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1868 was the celebration of the first decoration at Arlington nation cemetery
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in January Ulysses S. Grant signs the act that re-admits Virginia representatives to the U.S senate and house which ended reconstruction in the commonwealth
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Jim crow laws passed and segregation was created
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Maggie lena walker opened the St. Luke penny savings bank for African Americans
