who was virginia founded by and why was it founded?
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Date Founded: April 26, 1607 at 4:00 am \nWho founded the colony and why? The Virginia Company  of London founded the colony to get gold and silver, to trade, to claim land and to christianize. \nWho came to the colony and why?  One hundred English men came to America to look for gold. \nWhich tribes of Native Americans lived there? The Powhatan, the Susquehannah, the Momacan, the Manahoac, the Cherokee and the Bowhatan tribes. \nHow were the people governed? The colonists were a big part of the government. They almost governed themselves. For a long time, the colony was strictly christian.  Then, when more people came to the colony, different cultures and religions came with them. \nWhen was it established as a state? June 25, 1788 as the10th state.
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The state of Virginia,was named after a lady named Virginia. Virginia orginated in the state of New York.
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West Virginia Admitted as the 35th State in the Union\nJune 20, 1863\n\nWith the outbreak of the Civil War, Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861. Very few of the residents of the western counties owned slaves, so they decided to stay with the Union. As a result, West Virginia, where "Mountaineers Are Always Free," was formed.
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From the school's website:\n\n1693, February 8.\nKing William III and Queen Mary II granted a charter to establish The College of William and Mary in Virginia. The King provided £1,985 14s l0d from quitrents in Virginia, a penny tax on every pound of tobacco exported from Maryland and Virginia to countries other than England, the "Profits" from the surveyor-general's office and 10,000 acres each in the Pamunkey Neck and on Blackwater Swamp. The Reverend James Blair was named president of the College and served until his death in 1743. \n\n1693, November 16.\nAlthough the charter suggested a site on the south side of the York River ("Townsend's Land"), the act passed this day by the General Assembly, and consented to on November 18 by Nicholson, established the site of the College "as near the church now standing in Middle Plantation old fields as convenience will permit." This church was the predecessor of the present Bruton Parish Church. The same day the assembly also voted an export duty on furs and skins for the support of the College. The name "Middle Plantation" was changed to "Williamsburg" when the colonial capital was moved there from Jamestown in 1699. \n\n1693, December 20. \nFor the College site a tract of 330 acres was purchased for £170 from Captain Thomas Ballard. Two of the boundary stones, erected in 1694 to mark the property, may be seen in the College library. \n\n1694, May 14. \nThe coat of arms of the College was granted by the College of Arms in London. The arms were described as: "Vert a Colledge, or Edifice mason'd Argent in Chief a Sun rising Or the Hemisphere proper," i.e., a college building in silver, on a green field; a golden sun at half orb against a blue sky. \n\n1695, August 8.\nGovernor Edmund Andros and the Council of Virginia were present at the laying of the first bricks of the foundation of the College Building, later called the Main Building. When restored between 1928 and 1931, it was renamed the Sir Christopher Wren Building in honor of the presumed architect. The front and the north wing were completed in 1700.
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Early history of Charleston\nAfter Charles II of England was restored to the English throne, he granted the chartered Carolina territory to eight of his loyal friends, known as the Lords Proprietor, in 1663. It took seven years before the Lords could arrange for settlement, the first being that of Charles Town. The community was established by English settlers in 1670 across the Ashley River from the city's current location. It was soon chosen by Anthony Ashley-Cooper, one of the Lords Proprietor, to become a "great port towne," a destiny which the city fulfilled. By 1680, the settlement had grown, joined by others from England, Barbados, and Virginia, and relocated to its current peninsular location. The capital of the Carolina colony, Charleston was the center for further expansion and the southernmost point of English settlement during the late 1600s.\n\nThe settlement was often subject to attack from sea and from land. Periodic assaults from Spain and France, who still contested England's claims to the region, were combined with resistance from Native Americans as well as pirate raids. Charleston's colonists erected a fortification wall around the small settlement to aid in its defense. The only building to remain from the Walled City is the Powder Magazine, where the city's supply of gun powder was stored.\n\nA 1680 plan for the new settlement, the Grand Modell, laid out "the model of an exact regular town," and the future for the growing community. Land surrounding the intersection of Meeting and Broad Streets was set aside for a Civic Square. Over time it became known as the Four Corners of the Law, referring to the various arms of governmental and religious law presiding over the square and the growing city. St. Michael's Episcopal, Charleston's oldest and most noted church, was built on the southeast corner in 1752. The following year the Capitol of the colony was erected across the square. Because of its prominent position within the city and its elegant architecture, the building signaled to Charleston's citizens and visitors its importance within the British colonies. Provincial court met on the ground floor, the Commons House of Assembly and the Royal Governor's Council Chamber met on the second floor.\n\nWhile the earliest settlers primarily came from England, colonial Charleston was also home to a mixture of ethnic and religious groups. In colonial times, Boston, Massachusetts and Charleston were sister cities, and people of means spent summers in Boston and winters in Charleston. There was a great deal of trade with Bermuda and the Caribbean, and some people came to live in Charleston from these areas. French, Scottish, Irish and Germans migrated to the developing seacoast town, representing numerous Protestant denominations, as well as Catholicism and Judaism. Sephardic Jews migrated to the city in such numbers that Charleston became one of the largest Jewish communities in North America. The Jewish Coming Street Cemetery, first established in 1762, attests to their long-standing presence in the community. The first Anglican church, St. Philip's Episcopal, was built in 1682, although later destroyed by fire and relocated to its current location. Slaves also comprised a major portion of the population, and were active in the city's religious community. Free black Charlestonians and slaves helped establish the Old Bethel United Methodist Church in 1797, and the congregation of the Emanuel A.M.E. Church stems from a religious group organized solely by African Americans, free and slave, in 1791. The first American museum opened to the public on January 12, 1773 in Charleston.\n\nBy the mid-18th century Charleston had become a bustling trade center, and the wealthiest and largest city south of Philadelphia. By 1770 it was the fourth largest port in the colonies, after only Boston, New York, and Philadelphia, with a population of 11,000, slightly more than
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Though these were all true, it can be argued that the Virginia Colonial Marines (regiments that were recruited to be auxiliaries to the British Royal Marines, I am unsure of their proper title  though) raised during the French and Indian War was the real beginning of the US Marine tradition.
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James Oglethorpe founded Georgia for debtors and prisoners.\n\nAlso -- its know, not "noe"\n\n:)
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his famous' map of virginia'
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Virginia is mainly a Basketball school. If bent on staying in Virginia, go to V-Tech. The Hokies have one of the best teams in the ACC.\n#1denverfan
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Virginia Dare\n\nVirginia Dare was the first English child born in America. Her parents were Ananias Dare and Eleanor White, two members of a band of 117 colonists who settled on Roanoke Island in 1587. She was born on August 18 and named Virginia in what may have been the first English christening ceremony in America.
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The Pilgrims founded Plymouth Colony.
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It was one of the original 13 colonies that formed the United States.
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I would probably try googling that or going to ask.com. (not to steer you away from this website!)\nAlso, I am an avid user of the library for everything like that. A library's reference section would probably have lots of info.\nOr, look into Thomas Jefferson information.. he played a big part in Virginia history and anywhere you see his name you'll probably find links to other historical facts about Virginia.
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???\n\nAre you asking about where the Presidents were born?  Virginia and Ohio are home to the most presidents:\n\nVA - Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, WH Harrison (born there), Tyler, Taylor, Wilson\n\nOH - WH Harrison (lived there), Grant, Hayes, Garfield, B Harrison, McKinley, Taft, Harding
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Jamestown was the first english colony. It was started in 1607. It was where we now have Jamestown, Virginia.
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I live in Alexandria, Virginia, about 10 miles from D.C. I would say Virginia would be the best place for a new business, but I guess it really depends on what you want your business to be.
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No i love Virginia fuck those laws they dont aplly to me lol but anyways its a very versetile place theres southern country living parts like Montross,Farhnam,Tappahanock where CHRIS BROWN LIVES,those beautiful places to raise a family then there are plenty of suburbs like Fredericksburg and stafford that are pretty much picture perfect towns Then you have the spots that look like conneticut that are dated back to the 1800s like dowtown Fredericksburg. Then you have very urban places like Alexandria and were only minutes from urban dc. And Richmond with has some of the most beautiful Italian Archetecture with the cathedrals,then you have the blue ridge area where its all beautiful moutains,Then you have great beach spots like Virginia beach one of the best party spots on the east coast, and colonial beach. Whether your lookinf for a Country,urban,part,beachy,farm living,moutainliving,suburbs,European influencd,or New england influenced area you got it.