Virginia
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VIRGINIA
* Capital: Richmond
* Agriculture: Cattle, poultry, tobacco
* Industry: Services, trade, government
Virginia is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern UnitedStates. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" because it is the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents. The geography and climate of the state are shaped by the BlueRidge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna.
The area's history begins with several indigenous groups, including the Powhatan. In 1607 the LondonCompany established the Colony of Virginia as the first permanent New World English colony. Land from displaced Native American tribes and slave labor each played significant roles in the colony'searly politics and plantation economy. Virginia was one of the Thirteen Colonies in the American Revolution and joined the Confederacy in the American Civil War, during which Richmond was the Confederatecapital and the state of West Virginia separated.
* History:
Jamestown 2007 marked Virginia's quadricentennial year, celebrating 400 years since the establishment of the Jamestown Colony. Thefar-reaching social changes of the mid- to late-20th century were expressed by broad-based celebrations marking contributions of three cultures to the state: Native American, European, and African.These three groups have each had a significant part in shaping Virginia's history. Warfare has also had an important role, and Virginia has been a focus several conflicts from the American Revolution andthe Civil War to the Cold War and the War on Terrorism. Stories about historic figures, such as those surrounding Pocahontas and John Smith, George Washington's childhood, or the antebellum period,have also created potent myths of state history, and have served as rationales for Virginia's ideology.
* Culture:
Virginia's historic culture was popularized and spread across America and...
* Capital: Richmond
* Agriculture: Cattle, poultry, tobacco
* Industry: Services, trade, government
Virginia is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern UnitedStates. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" because it is the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents. The geography and climate of the state are shaped by the BlueRidge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna.
The area's history begins with several indigenous groups, including the Powhatan. In 1607 the LondonCompany established the Colony of Virginia as the first permanent New World English colony. Land from displaced Native American tribes and slave labor each played significant roles in the colony'searly politics and plantation economy. Virginia was one of the Thirteen Colonies in the American Revolution and joined the Confederacy in the American Civil War, during which Richmond was the Confederatecapital and the state of West Virginia separated.
* History:
Jamestown 2007 marked Virginia's quadricentennial year, celebrating 400 years since the establishment of the Jamestown Colony. Thefar-reaching social changes of the mid- to late-20th century were expressed by broad-based celebrations marking contributions of three cultures to the state: Native American, European, and African.These three groups have each had a significant part in shaping Virginia's history. Warfare has also had an important role, and Virginia has been a focus several conflicts from the American Revolution andthe Civil War to the Cold War and the War on Terrorism. Stories about historic figures, such as those surrounding Pocahontas and John Smith, George Washington's childhood, or the antebellum period,have also created potent myths of state history, and have served as rationales for Virginia's ideology.
* Culture:
Virginia's historic culture was popularized and spread across America and...
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