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King James I granted a charter to a new venture,
The Virginia Company planned to search for gold and silver deposits in the New World, as well as a river route to the Pacific Ocean that would allow them to establish trade with the Orient. -
Jamestown, first permanent English settlement established
the indians killed 1, wounded 11; John Smith captured by Indians attacked Jamestown and wounded a bunch of people. -
they landed on a narrow peninsula
The James River, where they would begin their lives in the New World. the group searched for the perfect spot to build their town called Jamestown. -
James town was built
The new settlement initially consisted of a wooden fort built in a triangle around a storehouse for weapons and other supplies, a church and a number of houses.They sent 40 men and two ships back to the king to get more supplies for their town. The settlers left behind suffered greatly from hunger and illness, as well as the constant threat of attack by members of local Algonquian tribes, -
Pocahontas captured
Pocahontas was captured in her tribe and brought to Jamestown -
90 women arrived on "brides' ship";
Black indentured servants arrived on Dutch ship; first meeting held of Virginia General AssemblyDetails -
Indian massacre
The death of 347 colonists, including women and children
Indians shot women and children in the middle of town -
Colonists revolted (Bacon's Rebellion)
capitol building and Jamestown settlement burned; Bacon died, supporters hung -
Capitol building burned again
town of Williamsburg established, designated as capital colonists got mad once again and burned city hall and they made it a town. -
the first virginia post was made
In Virginia on a beautiful morning the newspaper company released the first newspaper in virginia -
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark began exploration
they walked and cannoned on their expedition they brought some other people with them. -
12 president was born.
Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin county Kentucky. -
Nat Turner led slave rebellion against plantation owners
he wanted to stop slavery and so Africans didn’t have to work so much. -
John Brown, abolitionist, led group in raid to steal weapons to fight slavery Details
they went to their stash where all the plantations owners guns were and Stoll a bunch of weapons and fought for their freedom -
Virginia seceded from Union
when the officer got killed at Fairfax that sparked the people in the Ball’s Bluff Battle. -
Second battle of Manassas; battle of Chantilly
the colonist didn’t get what they asked for so they started wrecking the town’s things and then it just started. -
Civil War ended
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox; when lee and the troops left they were so mad they started to set brigdes on fire on their way back. -
Valuable coal was discovered
Robort lee was the first one to find coal and it was by Richmond virginia -
Virginia re-entered Union;
the James river flooded and the whole town of Virginia got destroyed second floor room in Capitol building collapsed above chamber of House of Delegates, 62 killed, 251 injured; James River flooded, many lives lost, 20 homes swept away, damages estimated at $1 million -
Began passing Jim Crow Laws,
created segregation They council of Virginia had to pass the jim crow laws so the blacks were getting treated a little more fair. -
World War I begins in Europe
Woodrow Wilson (from Virginia) president when world war one started Virginia had to elect another president because the other one died. -
World War I ends- US and allies wins
America wins and so all the other nations agreed to stop fighting and get along. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected president
franklin Roosevelt was elected for president in Virginia and he was president for twelve years. -
World war 2 started
December 7th - Pearl Harbor was bombed by Japanese; US declare war -
End of World War II
America beat Japan, and Germany in world war 2 in Europe, Russia, and North Africa and in Asia. -
School desegregation begins in Virginia when the first Black student attends the Law School at the University of Virginia.
Everybody brought signs that said mean things on them and they were spitting on them when they came to school. -
Washington Dulles Airport opened
this airport was designed by Finnish born architect In washington. -
the first tube baby
Elizabeth Jordan Carr born in Norfolk. She was the 1st American test tube baby -
hurricane Isabel hit.
Over 1 million customers lost electricity due to Hurricane Isabel. This was the biggest hurricane in virginia.
