GLCEventAmerican Civil WarlCNoteBhttp://www.us-civilwar.com/ Taken from the Internet July 3, 2001.American RevolutionO ZNBegan with the Declaration of Independence and ended with the Treaty of Paris.[http://webpages.homestead.com/revwar/files/INDEX.HTM Taken from the Internet, July 3, 2001Bacon's Rebellion! JamestownWhen the Governor mae peace with the Indians, Nathanial Bacon led the settlers against the Indians. This was aginst the wishes of his government and Bacon is described as the First American who was willing to fight to the death for his rights.VRubin, Louis D. Virginia: A Bicentennial History. New York: W W Norton, 1977 p. 20-25.Becomes a State`:Virginia was admitted as the 10th state to join the Union.zhttp://www.travel50.com/virginia/history/government_history/government_history.htm Taken from the Internet, July 6, 2001.Capital of the ConfederacyRichmondfhttp://virginiahistory.hypermart.net/Civil_War/Civil%20War.htm Taken from the Internet, July 8, 2001. Charter for the Virginia Company\qJames I issues charter for the Virginia Company for a tract of land along the Mid-Atlantic region of America. qhttp://virginiahistory.hypermart.net/Exploration/exploration_timeline.htm Taken from the Internet, July 5, 2001.Cigarette Roller.KA 21-year-old Virginian James Albert Bonsack is granted a patent for his cigarette-rolling machine. The cigarette market was small then; cigarettes were expensive and hand-rolled by the cigarette girls. Most manufacturers didn't see a use for that many cigarettes. The Bonsack machine had been seen and discarded by the established cigarette manufacturers. In 1883, 27-year-old Buck Duke leased the Bonsack machine on a favored contract. By 1887, once Duke and Bonsack's mechanics had finished tinkering with it, it was capable of reliably rolling 120,000 cigarettes in 10 hours. `http://www.tobacco.org/History/Tobacco_History.html#aa5 Taken from the Internet, July 10, 2001.Emancipation Law\XEmancipation Law was enacted by the Virginia Legislature under the urgings of Thomas Jefferson making it legal for a man's last will and testament to set his slaves free. fhttp://virginiahistory.hypermart.net/Revolution/Revolution.htm Taken from the Internet, July 5, 2001.First African Slaves Arriveo JamestownThe first 20 African slaves arrived in Jamestown, Virginia for the use of British colonists. Source: Sheeler, "The Negro in West Virginia Before 1900," 6. Uhttp://www.wvculture.org/history/timeline.html Taken from the Internet, July 5, 2001.First Daily NewspaperZIThe Alexandria Gazette becomes the first daily newspaper in Virginia. vhttp://virginiahistory.hypermart.net/Forming_a_Nation/Forming%20a%20Nation.htm Taken from the Internet, July 8, 2001.First Public Slave Auction JamestownNThe first public slave auction of 23 individuals was held in Jamestown square.Whttp://members.nbci.com/jweaver300/va/vatop.htm Taken from the Internet, July 6, 2001.First Shot of the Civil War Ft. SumpterVirginian Edmund Ruffin pulls the lanyard on a 64-pound Columbiad and fires the first shell of the Civil War into Fort Sumter at 4:30 in the morning. fhttp://virginiahistory.hypermart.net/Civil_War/Civil%20War.htm Taken from the Internet, July 8, 2001.First Theatre in America2Williamsburg, VA7William Levingston builds the first theater in America.phttp://virginiahistory.hypermart.net/Englands_Colony/Englands_Colony.htm Taken from the Internet, July 5, 2001.Founding of Jamestown^gThe expedition, led by Captain Christopher Newport, selects a peninsula 60 miles upstream from the mouth of the James River at the confluence of the James and Chikahiminy Rivers. 104 male colonists arrive and begin fortifications of Jamestown. The colonists also began farming the land as well as gathering sassafras roots for shipment back to England. http://virginiahistory.hypermart.net/Colonization/Jamestown.htm Taken from the Internet, July 5, 2001. and Rubin, Louis D. Virginia: A Bicentennial History. New York,: W W Norton, 1977. p. 3.George WashingtonDqWestmorland Countyn1st President of the United States (April 30, 1789 to March 3, 1797). Nickname: "Father of His Country". Uhttp://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/gwashington.html Taken from the Internet, July 6, 2001.John Brown's RevoltJohn Brown led a small group of men, 16 whites and 5 free blacks, to Harpers Ferry. He seized the federal arsenal there with the intention of starting a slave revolt. October 17, 1859 John Brown and his followers began a standoff with the townspeople of Harpers Ferry, killing several townspeople. October 18, 1859. The U. S. army advances and captures John Brown and his group. The Army was led by Col. Robert E. Lee. October 25-31, 1859. John Brown's trial is held in Charles Town, where Judge Richard Parker condemned him to hang for treason against the Commonwealth of Virginia. December 2, 1859. John Brown is hanged at Charles Town. nhttp://virginiahistory.hypermart.net/Young_Country/Young%20Country.htm Taken from the Internet, July 8, 2001.Manassas National Battlefield9Manassas, Virginia:Manassas National Battlefield park was established in 1940 to preserve the scene of two major Civil War battles. Located a few miles north of the prized railroad junction of Manassas, Virginia, the peaceful Virginia countryside bore witness to clashes between the armies of the North and South in 1861 and 1862. @http://www.nps.gov/mana/ Taken from the Internet, July 6, 2001.Massacre of 1622s JamestownMarch 22. Powhatan Indians attack settlements immediately outside Jamestown, killing 347 men, women, and children. A Pamunkey Indian, Chanco, indirectly warns Governor Wyatt and Jamestown mounts a successful defense. Charles City, the Ironworks, College Land, and Martin's Hundred are all abandoned after the massacre because many are concerned about the vulnerability of isolated settlements.Yhttp://memory.loc.gov/ammem/mtjhtml/mtjvatm4.html Taken from the Internet, July 6, 2001. Nat TurnerhrDSouthampton CountyNat Turner shattered the notion that slaves were content in their roles when he led the nation's bloodiest insurrection during the summer of 1831. Whttp://members.nbci.com/jweaver300/va/vatop.htm Taken from the Internet, July 6, 2001.New State Constitution4Virginia began to disfranchise and segregate Blacks.[Rubin, Louis D. Virginia: A Bicentennial History. New York: W W Not\rton, 1977. p. 151-153.Revolutionary ConventionMRichmondThe Revolutionary Convention reconvened in Richmond at St. Johns Episcopal Church. On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry addressed the second Virginia revolutionary convention at Richmond, closing with the famous statement "Give me "Liberty or give me death." fhttp://virginiahistory.hypermart.net/Revolution/Revolution.htm Taken from the Internet, July 5, 2001.0Segregation of Schools Declared UnconstitutionalMThe United States Supreme Court declared segregated schools contrary to the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution and thus, unconstitutional. Virginia, along with other southern states, mobilized for action against what they perceived as a violation of states rights guaranteed to them in the United States Constitution. To offset the courts decision Virginias General Assembly embarked on a program of "Massive Resistance." Massive Resistance, a term coined by Harry F. Byrd, Sr., the leader of Virginias Democratic Organization and a leader among southern Congressmen and Senators, was a series of legislative enactments designed to "defend" Virginias public school system from integration.bhttp://www.lib.odu.edu/aboutlib/spccol/desegregation.shtml Taken from the Internet, July 6, 2001.Tea Act PassedEKBritainThe Tea Act was passed by Parliament allowing the East Indian Company to have a monopoly on Tea importation into the colonies. phttp://virginiahistory.hypermart.net/Englands_Colony/Englands_Colony.htm Taken from the Internet, July 5, 2001.Thomas Jeffersoni & Shadwell, VA3rd President of the United States (March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1809). Nicknames: "Man of the People"; "Sage of Monticello". Thttp://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/tjefferson.html Taken from the Internet, July 6, 2001.Tobaccoe JamestownhIn 1612, John Rolfe began experiments in growing and processing tobacco. His export of tobacco to a London merchant in 1614 began a trade that made Virginia viable economically. Then he married Pocahontas, daughter of the great werowance, or sub-chief, Powhatan, which helped assure a few years of peaceful coexistence with the native tribes of Virginia. Zhttp://www.segenealogy.com/virginia/va_history.htm Taken from the Internet, July 6, 2001."University of Virginia EstablishedCharlottesville, Virginia'Established by Thomas Jefferson. nhttp://virginiahistory.hypermart.net/Young_Country/Young%20Country.htm Taken from the Internet, July 8, 2001.Verrazano Discovers VirginiaCGVerazano explores the Coast of Virginia landing on Assateague Island. qhttp://virginiahistory.hypermart.net/Exploration/exploration_timeline.htm Taken from the Internet, July 5, 2001.!Virginia Boycotts East Indian Co.LoThe Virginia Association meeting at the Raleigh Tavern agrees to a boycott of East Indian Company products. ohttp://virginiahistory.hypermart.net/Englands_Colony/Englands_Colony.htm Taken rom the Internet, July 5, 2001. Yellow FeverNorfolkNearly 6,000 of the 16,000 inhabitants flee the city. Most who stay contract the disease and more than 2,000 die. Mass graves were instituted to keep up with the mounting bodies. nhttp://virginiahistory.hypermart.net/Young_Country/Young%20Country.htm Taken from the Internet, July 8, 2001.