Virgina

- Virginia did not have many geographic features besides the fact that it was on the Atlantic Coastal Plains. - There arent any major rivers located in virginia but there are some minor rivers and streams, Like the Conway and Dan River. - The Appalachain Mountains run through a small portion of Virginia - Chesapeake Bay - The Farming conditions were good because most of Virginia's land was fertile becaue it was a valley. - Geography helped shape Virginia's economy become strong and sell all of the goods grown on their land.
 * Above is a picture of tobacco a big industry in colonial Virginia**
 * Geography**
 * -** Virginia is located in Northeastern United States. It is below Pennsylvania and above North Carolina.

-Virginia was colonized by the British in 1607. -The people who came and settled the land were from England. -People came to Virginia because the land was fertile and was full of resources, it was located on the ocean so they could easily import and export goods from ships. Lastly they also thought there might be gold or silver in the land. -Virginia was economic they relied heavily on their farming, the growing and selling of tobacco and cotton. Virginia was political as well, they made the House of Burgesses in 1619, it was the first representative assembly in the new world. -The colony was religious too, Virginia first supported the Anglican church, then later the puritans took control in 1632. Though eight years later the English monarchy was restored and the Anglican church was put back into power. -There were Native Americans living in Virginia when it was colonized, the Algonquin speaking group called the Powhatan Confederacy occupied the Tidewater region which is where Englishmen first arrived.
 * History**

-Some Virginians were becoming wealthy by selling land in the Western part of the state, and this movement of people contributed to the start of the French and Indian war. Then after the war they were no longer able to settle beyond the main edge of the Appalachians. - There were more patriots than loyalists in Virginia, famous Americans like James Madison and Thomas Jefferson were from Virginia and were men who helped shape the country and make it into what it is today. -Virginia did support ideas of revolution, these ideas started when they were not allowed to settle beyond the main edge of the Appalachians. Many Virginians had just fought and died for that land and then after the war they were not allowed to live on it, this upset them very much. -Virginians played a huge role in the continental congress, which was the governing of the revolutionary colonists and also the way America conducted the rebellion. Thomas Jefferson who is from Virginia, was one of the leaders of the revolution and the author of the Declaration of Independence.
 * French and Indian War**


 * Economics **-

For the colonists in Virginia, agriculture was the main means of survival. With the rich, fertile soil in Virginia, colonists could support themselves with the crops they grew in the colony. Furthermore, the colonists of Virginia relied on agriculture to support commerce and their economy. The two main cash crops in Virginia were cotton and tobacco. These products were sold and traded to other colonies for profit. Like the other colonies of the south, slavery took place in Virginia. 1619 marked the arrival of the first Africans as indentured slaves. Slavery was very important in Virginia because Virginia relied heavily on agriculture to support the economy.


 * Social- **

- In Virginia, the language spoken by the colonists was English.

- The vast majority of colonists in Virginia were white Anglicans.

- The society in Virginia was dominated by men. Most women were in charge of cooking, cleaning the house, and looking after the children,

- Virginia gained its independence from the royal power in 1776 - Had two joint stocks which were the London Company and the Plymouth Company. - For the most part they were and English Monarchy.
 * Political- **
 * - **They obtained a royal charter enabling each to found a colony, granting the right to coin money, raise revenue, and to make laws, but reserving much power to the king.

- Triangle Trade- Trade among three ports or regions. Virginia was popular in triangle trade due to their large tobacco industry. - Salutary Neglect- British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws, meant to keep the American colonies obedient to Great Britain. Britain did not keep complete rule on what virginia was doing in the tobacco industry due to salutary neglect. - Mercantilism- The economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances, which a government should encourage by means of protectionism. Mercantilism was looked up to in virginia due to the high tobacco industry. - Great Awakening- a period of religious revival in American religious history. The great awakening greatly affected virginia due to the puritans and anglicans. - Cash Crops- A crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower. Tobacco was used as a cash crop in Virginia.
 * Terms-**

- Played a major role in the continental congress and the creation of the constitution. - The first british invasion of virginia was in 1779 when the british took Portsmouth and Suffolk. - The next year americans with the help of the french forced the surrender of the british general Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown 1781 - Virginia did support the constitution, A virginian helped establish it.
 * Revolution-**
 * -** Patrick Henry a politician that led the movement for independence in the colonies, Thomas Jefferson an inteluctual leader of the revolution and author of the Declaration of Independence.