Virginia

By frankie2004

  • James town

    James town
    Jamestown the first permanent English settlement was established. Native Americans attacked 1 person was killed and 11 were wounded and they captured john smith

  • James town

    James town
    more settlers started to show up to James town and john smith was released, all homes were destroyed from fire

  • tobacco seeds

    tobacco seeds
    John Rolfe introduces tobacco seeds

  • tobacco exported

    tobacco exported
    the first crop of tobacco was exported

  • Pocahontas

    Pocahontas
    Pocahontas was captured and brought to Jamestown

  • married

    married
    Pocahontas married John Rolfe

  • George Washington

    George Washington
    George Washington was born in Westmoreland county February 22, 1731. He was the first us president

  • Virginia adopts

    Virginia adopts
    Virginia adopts a constitution and declares independence

  • state

    state
    Virginia becomes the 10th state

  • president

    president
    George Washington served as president of the united states of the united states

  • John Tyler

    John Tyler
    john Tyler first vice president born in Virginia became president after the death of William Henry Harrison

  • Democratic acts

    Democratic acts
    alien and sedition act democratic acts won control of congress they either repealed (canceled) or let the alien and alien acts expire

  • Edgar Allen Poe

    Edgar Allen Poe
    1809 January 19 Edgar Allen Poe was born

  • John Brown

    John Brown
    John Brown led a group of men to steal weapons to fight for slavery

  • civil war

    civil war
    The beginning of the civil war, first battle of manassas

  • manassas

    manassas
    second battle of manassas

  • Virginia

    Virginia
    Virginia formed 50 western Virginia states

  • end of civil war

    end of civil war
    civil war ended Robert E Lee and his troops were forced to leave Richmond and setting fire to the bridges on their way out

  • coal

    coal
    valuable coal deposits were discovered

  • Arlington nation cemetery

    Arlington nation cemetery
    1868 was the celebration of the first decoration at Arlington nation cemetery

  • Virginia representatives

    Virginia representatives
    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

  • Jim crow laws

    Jim crow laws
    Jim crow laws passed and segregation was created

  • Maggie lena walker

    Maggie lena walker
    Maggie lena walker opened the St. Luke penny savings bank for African Americans