Virginia

Virginia is located on the southern Atlantic Coast line.

the major geographical features are the James River, the Rappahannock River, potomac River, Shenandoah River,Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Gathright Dam, John H. Kerr Reservoir, John W. Flannagan Reservoir, Pound Lake, Philpott Lake The farming conditions are great due to the fertile soil and flat plains, in the western side of Virginia there are many rivers and the fertile soil there is known as the Piedmont.

The geography of this colony helped it greatly it has many rivers and is in a great spot for ports such as Chesapeake Bay. The rivers and fertile soil to the west make it very desirable for farming.

In the year 1788 this was in the early years of the new republic and many Virginians became leading figures, one of them James Madison was one of the main architects of the U.S. Constitution and that is what helped get verginia ratified on january 26th, 1788 making it the 10th state of the U.S. Soon to come to Virginia where people who were thinking about states rights. These people were either Dedmocratic republicans lead by Jefferson Matterson, or the Federalists who were lead by Alexander Hamilton. Both of these parties would settle in here in the late 80's after the state is made. In the early 19th sentury farmers and plantation owners started to move in, these owners could manage slaves but soon after in the new constitution of 1830 the owners could no longer use slave labor in certain parts of the state until later on, but the plantation industry still thrived, with cotton and tobacco rich in this area it was easy to settle in. English was the only language spoken in Virginia at this time. Most if not all of the settelers there were protistant believers if not Roman Catholic in the minority of English colonists. Women took to house work and daily chores such as cooking, cleaning and taking care of the children until they are old enough to help.

The Virginians were made up of Quakers and had to live under the English monarchy. They were issued a joint stock charter.

Goods were taken from Virginia and brought to England via Triangular trade, goods included tabacco, cotten, and corn. Colinists in Virginia traded with other countries such as africa and france due to salutary neglect. The brittish used Merchantalism on all of the colonies but Virginia is very fertile so the used them alot. People in Virginia began to really express their religiouse beliefes in the time of the great awakening. Virginia farms a lot of cash crops such as, cotton, corn, and tabacco.

Although England won the french and indian war, British authorities banned further settlement beyond the main ridge of the Appalachians. This contributed to the growing discontent in Virginia and other colonies. Virginia became a major part of the continental congress. There were many more Patriots living in Virginia and most of them took major part in the American revolution including Thomas Jefferson. Yes my colony supported the ideas of the revolution. Thomas Jefferson was one of the leaders who came from Virginia. My colony supported the Revolution. British burned Norfolk in 1776, the first major British invasion in Virginia came only in 1779, when they took Portsmouth and Suffolk. The Marquis de Lafayette brought Continental troops into Virginia the next year, that ended the war in 1781. Many Virginians even after the war semmed to be leading figures, James Maddison is one of them. The Virginians exepted the constitution but did not support it.

Works cited: "Virginia." //American History//.ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 20 Sept. 2011.