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Academies and Seminaries, 195 Adam Thoroughgood House, 182 Agriculture, 156-158 Agriculture and Immigration, 240 Agriculture and Mechanical College, 131 Alexandria, 49, 50, 57, 103, 111, 112, 127 Amendment process, 242 Annapolis Convention, 82 Antietam (Sharpsburg), Battle of, 116, 117 Appalachian Plateau, 14 Appalachian Ridge and Valleys, 14 Apparel, 153 Appomattox Court House, 123 Aquia Creek, 37 Architects and Architecture, 182-188 Area, 11 Armstrong, Samuel C., 130-131 Arnold, Benedict, 77 Articles of Confederation, 76, 81 Artists, 176-178 Assumption of State Debts, 88 Attorney (Commonwealth), 232 Attorney General, 230, 231 Auditor of Public Accounts, 225 Augusta Academy, 47 Austin, Stephen Fuller, 97 Authors and Poets, 163-176 Bacon, Nathaniel, 40-42 Bales, Richard, 190 Barter Theater, 193-194 Battle Abbey, 181 Battle, John, 144-145 Batts, Thomas, 40 Bean, William, 58 Beauregard, Pierre G. T., 112-113 Berkeley, Sir William, 35, 36, 39, 40-42 Blair, James, 43 Blair, John, 69, 82, 83 Bland, James A., 188-189 Bland, Richard Henry, 54-55, 57 Blue Ridge and Valleys, 13-14 Boone, Daniel, 58 Booth, John Wilkes, 127 Botetourt, Lord, 55 Boundaries, 11 Braddock, Edward, 50-51 Brandy Station, Battle of, 117, 118 Braxton, Carter, 71 Breckinridge, John C., 101-102, 120 Brent Family, 37 Bruton Parish Church, 185 Brown, John, 104-105 Buckner, John, 42 Bull Run; see Manassas Burgesses, House of, 32, 33, 41, 57 Burke, Edmund, 61 Burnside, Ambrose, 117 Burr, Aaron, 92-93 Byrd, Harry F., 140, 142 Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 139 Byrd, William II, 46 Cahokia, 73 Campbell, William, 75 Cape Charles, 26 Cape Henry, 26 Capitol, Colonial (Williamsburg), 44, 183; (Richmond), 185 Carillon Tower, 138 Carter, Robert ("King"), 46 Carter's Grove, 184-185 Cary, Archibald, 69 "Cavalier State," 37 Caverns, 15 Cedar Creek, 122 Cedar Mountain, Battle of, 116 Cession for Federal District, 88 Cession of Northwest Territory, 76 Chancellorsville, Battle of, 117 Chancery Court, 230 Chanco, 34 Charters of Virginia: 1606, 25; 1609, 29; 1612, 30; 1618, 31-32 Chemical Products, 152 Christ Church (Alexandria), 185 Circuit Courts, 227, 228, 232 Cities, 228, 233-234 City Council, 234, 237 City Manager Plan of Government, 137, 234, 237 City Officials, 234-235 Clark, George Rogers, 72-73, 76 Clark, William, 92 Clay, 20-21 Clay, Henry, 97, 100, 103 Climate, 17 Coal, 18-19 Cold Harbor, Battle of, 120 College of Henrico, 34 Colleges, 131, 196, 239 Commission form, 234, 237 Commissioner of Revenue (County), 232 Committee of Correspondence, 55-56, 59 Committee of Nine, 128, 129 Committee of Safety, 66, 67 Commonwealth, 37, 69 Confederate States of America, 110 Congressional election districts, 215, 216 Constitution, United States: Ratification, 83-85 Constitutions (State): 1621, 33, 34; 1776, 68-70, 201; 1830, 99-100, 201-202; 1850, 104, 202; 1869 (Underwood), 202, 203; 1902, 135, 203 Continental Congress: First, 57, 59-60; Second, 63-65, 69, 70 Conventions, State: First (1774), 57-58; Second (1775), 63; Third (1775), 66; Fourth (1775-1776), 66-67; Fifth (1776), 68-70; 1788, 84-85; 1829, 99-100; 1861, 109-110; 1867 (Underwood), 128, 203; 1901, 134-135, 203; 1956, 146 Constitutional Convention Requirements, 242 Corn, 157 Cornstalk (Chief), 59 Cornwallis, Lord, 75, 76-77, 79, 80 Corporation Commission, 241 Corporation Courts, 228 Cotton, 157 Counties, in general: 35, 218, 219, 231; origin of name and year created: Accawmack (Accomack), 35; Albemarle, 48; Alleghany, 102; Amelia, 48; Amherst, 62; Appomattox, 102; Arlington, 103; Augusta, 48; Bath, 89; Bedford, 61; Bland, 105; Botetourt, 62; Brunswick, 48; Buchanan, 105; Buckingham, 61; Campbell, 85; Carroll, 102; Charles City, 35; Charles River (York), 35; Charlotte, 61; Chesterfield, 48; Clark (Clarke), 102; Craig, 105; Culpeper, 48; Cumberland, 48; Dickenson, 133; Dinwiddie, 61; Elizabeth City (Kiccowtan), 32, 35; Essex, 42; Fairfax, 48; Fauquier, 61; Floyd, 102; Fluvanna, 72; Franklin, 85; Frederick, 48; Giles, 95; Gloucester, 38; Goochland, 48; Grayson, 89; Greene, 102; Greensville, 85; Halifax, 61; Hanover, 47; Henrico, 35; Henry, 72; Highland, 102; Isle of Wight (Warrosquyoake), 35; James City, 35; Kentucky, 72; King and Queen, 42; King George, 48; King William, 42; Lancaster, 38; Lee, 89; Loudoun, 61; Louisa, 48; Lunenburg, 48; Madison, 89; Mathews, 89; Mecklenburg, 61; Middlesex, 38; Montgomery, 72; Nansemond, 38; Nelson, 95; New Kent, 38; Norfolk, 42; Northampton (Accawmack), 35; Northumberland, 38; Nottoway, 85; Orange, 48; Page, 102; Patrick, 85; Pittsylvania, 61-62; Powhatan, 72; Prince Edward, 61; Prince George, 43; Prince William, 48; Princess Anne, 42; Pulaski, 102; Rappahannock, 102; Richmond, 42; Roanoke, 102; Rockbridge, 72; Rockingham, 72; Russell, 85; Scott, 95; Shenandoah, 72; Smyth, 102; Southampton, 48; Spotsylvania, 47; Stafford, 38; Surry, 38; Sussex, 61; Tazewell, 95; Warren, 102; Warwick River (Warwick), 35; Washington, 72; Westmoreland, 38; Wise, 105; Wythe, 89; York; see Charles River. County forms of government, 233 County Officials, 231-232 Dale, Sir Thomas ("Marshall"), 30 Danville, 124 Dare, Virginia, 24 Davis, Jefferson, 108, 122, 124 Debt Problem (ante-bellum), 129-130, 132-134 Declaration of Independence, 70-71 Declaration of Rights (Bill of Rights), 204-207 Delaware (de la Warr), Lord, 29-30 Democratic National Nominating Convention of 1952, 144, 145 Depression Years, 140-141 Dinwiddie, Robert, 49, 50 Drama, 46, 190-194 Dunmore, Lord, 57-59; 64, 65, 67-68, 71 Early, Jubal, 121-122 Eastern Shore, 12 Eaton, Thomas, 194 Education: Academic, 195; Colonial, 43, 194-195; Current Educational Problems, 145-147, 197-199; Improvements in 1900's, 135, 136, 197-199; Institutions of Higher Learning, 43, 47, 98, 195, 196-197, 239; Public Schools, 35, 74, 130, 135, 197-199, 237-240; School District, 238; School Property Tax, 239; State Department of Education, 238 Eggleston, Joseph D., 136 Elections, 209-210 Employment, 150-160: Agriculture, 156-158; Construction Activities, 158; Finance, 159; Forestry and Fisheries, 159; Government, 150-151; Manufacturing, 151-156; Mining Operations, 159; Public Utilities, 158; Services Industries, 158; Travel Trade, 159, 160; Wholesale and Retail Trade, 158 Evans, Robley D., 134 Ewell, Richard S., 118-119, 122 Executive Department, 221-226 Executive Department Agencies, 225-226 Fairfax Proprietary, 39, 40 Fairfax Resolutions, 60 Fall Line, 11-12 Fallen, Robert, 40 "The Federalist," 84 Field Crops, 156-158 Fincastle Resolutions, 60 Fish, 18 Floyd, John, 100 Food and kindred products, 152 Foreign settlements, 46, 47 Forests, 18 Fort Duquesne; see Fort Necessity Fort Kaskaskia, 73 Fort Le Boeuf, 47, 49 Fort Monroe, 124 Fort Necessity, 50-51 Fort Pitt; see Fort Necessity Fort Vincennes, 73 Fredericksburg, Battle of, 117 Freedmen's Bureau, 127 French and Indian War, 49-52 Fruit, 157 Funk Joseph, 189 Furniture, 154 Garrison, William Lloyd, 100 Gates, Sir Thomas, 29 General Assembly, 32-33, 104, 211-220 General Court, 30-31 Germanna, 45, 47 Gettysburg, Battle of, 119 Gibbs, James Ethan Allen, 104 Gilbert, Sir Humphrey, 24 Gist, Christopher, 49 Glass, Carter, 134-135, 137 "Golden Age" of Colonial Virginia, 49 Gooch, Sir William, 46 Governor, 29, 33-34, 221-224 Governor's Palace, 45, 183 Grant, Ulysses S., 119-124 Grasse, Comte de, 80 Great Charter, 32 Great Dismal Swamp, 16 Great Massacre, 34 Great Meadows, Battle of, 50 Green, Paul, 194 Hampton, 30 Hampton Institute and Singers, 130-131, 188 Hampton, Wade, 120 Harrison, Benjamin, 57, 71 Harrison, William Henry, 102 "Head-Right" system, 31, 44 Henrico University, 195 Henricopolis (City of Henricus), 30, 34 Henry, Patrick: "Caesar-Brutus" Speech, 53-54; Committee of Correspondence, 55; First Continental Congress, 59-60; First Governor of the Commonwealth, 70, 72; "Liberty or Death" Speech, 63-64; "Parsons' Cause," 52-54; Williamsburg Convention of 1774, 57 Hill, Ambrose P., 116, 119 Hooker, Joseph E., 117 Hopewell, 30, 47, 138 Hopkinson, Francis, 188 Houdon, Jean Antoine, 80 Houston, Samuel, 101 Hunt, Robert, 26-27 Hustings Courts; see Corporation Courts Impeachment, 215 Indentured servants, 33 Indians: Attacks, 27; Cherokee, 51; Chickahominy, 22; College of Henrico, 34; Illinois area, 72-73; Lord Dunmore's War, 58-59; Massacre, 36; Mattaponi, 22; Northwest Territory, 73; Pamunkey, 22; Susequehannock, 40, 45; William and Mary College, 45-46 "Intolerable Acts," 56 Jackson, Thomas Jonathan, 103, 112-117 James River Canal, 88 Jamestown, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33, 34, 41-42 Jamestown Church, 185 Jefferson, Thomas: Architecture, 185; "A Summary View of the Rights of British America," 57-58; Declaration of Independence, 70-71; Education, 74, 98-99; Governor of the Commonwealth, 74-79; Jeffersonian Democracy, 91; Presidential Administrations, 91-92; "Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom," 74; U. S. Secretary of Foreign Affairs, 87-88; Vice-President of the United States, 90 Johnson, Joseph E., 103, 112-115 Jones, John Paul, 64, 74 Jouett, Jack, 78-79 Judges, 229-230 Judicial Department, 226-231 Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, 230 Kemper, James L., 132 Kentucky (Independent State), 88 Kentucky Resolutions, 90 King's Mountain, Battle of, 75 Lafayette, Marquis de, 77, 79-80 Lake Matoaka Amphitheater, 194 Lakes, 17 Law and Chancery Courts, 230 Law and Equity Court, 230 Law-making process, 213-214 Leather products, 155 Lee, Fitzhugh, 120, 134 Lee, Henry ("Light Horse Harry"), 57, 73, 84, 90 Lee, Francis Lightfoot, 71 Lee, Richard Henry: Committee of Correspondence, 55-56; Leedstown Resolutions, 54-55; Resolution for United States Independence, 70-71; Williamsburg Convention of 1774 Lee, Robert E.: Commander-in-Chief of Virginia forces, 111; Harper's Ferry Mission, 105; Mexican War, 103; Military Campaigns of War between the States, 116, 117, 120-123; President of Washington College, 126; Resignation from the Union Army, 110-111; Surrender at Appomattox, 123 Lee, Thomas, 47 Lee, Thomas Ludwell, 54 Leedstown (Westmoreland) Resolves, 54 Legislative Department, 211-221 "Leopard-Chesapeake" Affair, 93 Letcher, John, 108, 110, 111 Levingston, William, 46, 190 Lewis, Andrew, 58-59, 71 Lewis, Charles, 59 Lewis, Meriwether, 92 Lieutenant-Governor, 224 Lincoln, Abraham, 108, 109, 113, 127 Literary Fund, 95, 238-239 Livestock and livestock products, 156 Location of state, 11 London Company, 25-26, 33 Longstreet, James, 116, 120 "Lost Colony," 24 Lumber and lumber products, 153 Lynchburg, Battle of, 121 McCormick, Cyrus Hall, 100-101 Madison, Dolly, 94 Madison, James: "The Federalist," 84; Philadelphia Convention, 82-83; Presidential Administration, 93-94; Religious clause, 69; Richmond Constitutional Convention of 1829, 99; Signer of U. S. Constitution, 83; U. S. Bill of Rights, 85; Virginia Constitutional Convention, 68-69; Virginia Resolution, 90 Maffitt, William, 94 Magisterial Districts, 231, 238 Magistrate Courts (Justice of the Peace Courts), 230 Mahone, William, 122, 133 Makemie, Francis, 44 Malvern Hill, Battle of, 116 Manassas, Battle of, 112-113 (First battle); 116 (Second battle) "Map of the Chesapeake," 28 Mariner's Museum, 182 Marr, John Quincy, 112 Marshall, John, 84, 91, 93, 98 Marshall Theater, 192 Mason, George: Committee of Correspondence, 55-56; Declaration of Rights, 69; Fairfax Resolutions, 60; Motto of Official State Seal, 69; Philadelphia Convention, 82; Second Continental Congress, 69; Third Virginia Convention, 66; Virginia Constitution of 1776, 69, 201; Virginia State Convention of 1788, 84 Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 126 Mayor, 235-236 Mayor-Council form, 234, 237 McClurg, James, 69, 82, 84 Mercantilism, 38 "Monitor" and the "Merrimac" ("Virginia"), Battle of, 113-114 Metals, 21, 155-156 Metropolitanism, 147-148 Middle Plantation; see Williamsburg, 43-44, 143 Military District No. 1, 128, 202 Military Poll Tax Exemption, 143 Mills, Robert, 96, 186 Minerals, 18-21 Monroe Doctrine, 97 Monroe, James: Louisiana Purchase, 92; Monroe Doctrine, 97-98; Monrovia, 98; Presidential Administration, 96-97; Virginia State Convention of 1788, 84 Moore House, 80 Morgan, Daniel, 65-66 Mosby, John S., 117 "Mother of Presidents," 98 "Mother of States," 76 Mount Airy, 185 Mount Alexander, 45 Mount George, 45 Mount Rogers, 13 Mount Vernon Meeting, 81 Muhlenberg, John P. G., 68 Music, 188-190 Museum of Fine Arts, 181 Nat Turner's Rebellion, 100 Natural Bridge, 15 Natural Chimneys, 16 Natural Resources, 17-21 Natural Tunnel, 15 Navigation Acts, 38-39 Negroes, 33, 44, 48, 130, 132, 134, 135 Nelson, Thomas, 71, 80 Nelson, William, 76 New Market, Battle of, 120 Newport, Christopher, 26-27 Non-electrical machinery products, 156 Non-Importation Association, 55 Norfolk, 67, 104, 113 Northern Neck Proprietary, 39-40 Northwest Territory, Cession of, 76 Nuthead, William, 42 Occupational Employment, 150-160 Ohio Company, 47 "Old Dominion," 36 Opechancanough, 34, 36 Optional Forms Act, 141 Owen, Robert, 137 Paper Products, 154 Parishes (incorporations), 32, 36 Parks, William, 46 "Parsons' Cause," 52-53 Paterson, William, 83 Peanuts, 157 Penal institutions, 240-241 Pendleton, Edmund, 57, 66, 67, 84 Pennsylvania-Virginia Boundary Dispute, 85-86 Petersburg, Battle of and Fall of ("Crater"), 121-122 Pharaoh, 91-92 Philadelphia Convention of 1787, 82 Philippi, Battle of, 112 Pickett, George E., 119 Piedmont Plateau, 13, 58 Pierpont, Francis H., 118, 127, 128 Pitt, William, 51, 61 Plantations, 31, 46 Plymouth Company, 25-26 Pocahontas (Lady Rebecca), 28-30 Point Pleasant (Great Kanawha), Battle of, 59 Poll Tax, 132, 133, 135, 139, 144 Pollard, John G., 141-142 Population: Density, 22; Trends, 22-23; 1700, 44; 1750, 48; 1800, 90; 1860, 105; 1900, 134; 1960, 21-22 Portsmouth (Gosport), 74 Pory, John, 32 Powell, John, 189 Powhatan, 29 Presidential elections: 1928, 140; 1932, 141; 1952, 145; 1956, 145; 1960, 145 Presser, Theodore, 189 Printing and publishing industry, 155 Private Academies and Seminaries, 195 Prohibition Law (State), 137 Public Utilities Employment, 158 Raleigh, Sir Walter, 24-25 Raleigh Tavern, 55, 57 Randolph, Edmund, 68, 69, 82-83, 84, 87 Randolph, John, 100 Randolph, Peyton, 57, 59, 63, 64, 66 Ratcliffe, John, 26-27, 29 Ratification of U. S. Constitution, 85 Readmission to the Union, 129 Reed, Dr. Walter, 134 Religion, 35 Reorganization Act of 1927, 140 Repeal of Eighteenth Amendment, 142 Restoration of Colonial Williamsburg, 187 Revolutionary War, 74-82 Richmond: Burr Trial, 93; Confederate Capital, 110-111; Fall of Richmond, 122; "Flu" epidemic, 138; Old Hall of House of Delegates Disaster, 131; Richmond Theater Tragedy, 95-96; Slave Insurrection, 91-92; State Capital, 75; State Conventions— Second Virginia Convention, 63; Third Convention, 66; Fourth Convention, 66-67; 1788, 84-85; 1829, 99-100; 1861, 109-110; 1867, 128; 1901 Constitutional Convention, 134-135 Rivers, 16-17 Roads, 140, 161 Rolfe, John, 28, 30-31 Royal (Crown) Colony Status, 34 Ruffner, William H., 130, 197 Rumsey, James, 86 Sailors' Creek, 123 Salt Works at Saltville, 122 Sand and gravel, 20-21 Sandys, Sir Edwin, 31-32, 35 Schofield, John M., 128 Scott, Winfield, 103 Sculptors, 178 Secession, 109-110 Separation of Powers Theory, 210-211 Seven Days' Battle, 116 Seven Pines, Battle of, 115 Sevier, John, 75 Shelby, Isaac, 75 Shenandoah National Park, 16, 142 Sheridan, Philip, 120-121 Shires, 35 Simcoe, John G., 77-78 Smith, John, 27-28, 29 Smith, William, 127 Soil, 18 South Atlantic Coastal Plain, 11-12 Spanish-American War, 134 Spotswood, Alexander, 44-46 Stamp Act and Stamp Act Congress, 53-54, 55 Stanley, Thomas B., 146 State bird, 244 State Constitutions: 1776, 69, 70, 201; 1830, 99-100, 201-202; 1850, 104, 202; 1869, 202, 203; 1902, 135, 203 State flag, 244 State flower, 244 State parks, 16 State seals and motto, 69, 243 State song, 244 Staunton, 79, 96, 137 Stone resources, 19-20, 155 Stuart, James Ewell Brown ("J.E.B."): Battle of Brandy Station, 117-118; Battle of Yellow Tavern, 120; Death of Stuart, 120; First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas), 113; Harper's Ferry Mission, 105; Reconnaissance Journey, 115 Suffrage, 35, 99, 104, 128, 132, 133, 135, 208 Syms, Benjamin, 35 Tarleton, Banastre, 78-79 Taxation and Finance, 241 Taylor, David Watson, 138 Taylor, Zachary: Mexican War, 103; Presidential Administration, 103 Tea Act, 56 Textile products, 152 Thorpe, George, 34 Tidewater area, 11-13 Tobacco, 30-31, 34, 37, 39, 42, 52, 154, 156-157 Tompkins, Sally, 125 Topography, 11-14 Towns, 237 Townshend Acts, 55 Transportation and Transportation Equipment, 154, 161 Treasurer, 224 "Treasury Right" System, 44 Treaty of Jamestown, 37 Tredegar Iron Works, 124, 138, 143 Trevillians Station, Battle of, 120 Trial Justice, 232-233 Truck farming products, 157 Tyler, John, 102-103 Tyres, Molly, 119 Underwood Constitution, 128-129 University of Virginia, 98-99 Valentine House, 181 Valley Campaign, 114-115 (Front Royal, Kernstown, McDowell, Port Republic, Winchester) Vanbraam, Jacob, 49 Vestries, 36 "Virginia," Origin of name, 24 Virginia Charter, 25 Virginia Company, 30, 34 "Virginia Gazette," 46 Virginia Military Institute, 101-102, 121 Virginia-North Carolina border, 46 Virginia-Pennsylvania boundary dispute, 85-86 Virginia Plan of representation, 83 Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 131 Virginia Resolutions, 90 Virginia War Memorial ("Shrine of Memory"), 143-144 Von Steuben, Baron, 78 Walker, Gilbert, 129 Walker, William, 79 War between the States, 111-124 War, Lord Dunmore's, 58-59 War of 1812, 94 Washington, George: Annapolis Convention, 82; at Fort Le Boeuf, 49-50; at Yorktown, 80-81; Commander-in-Chief of the American Continental Army, 65; Death, 90; First Inauguration, 87; French and Indian War, 50-52; Lieutenant Colonel of the Virginia Regiment, 50; Notification of the Presidency, 86; President of the Philadelphia Convention, 82; Presidential Administration, 87-89; Second Continental Congress, 69; Signer of the United States Constitution; Williamsburg Constitution of 1774, 57 Washington and Lee University, 47, 126 Washington "Peace Conference," 108 Waterpower, 18 Wayne, Anthony, 77 West, Thomas (Lord de la Warr), 29-30 Westendorf, Thomas P., 189 West Virginia ("Kanawha"): Debt owed to Virginia, 131, 136-137; Separation from Virginia, 118-119; West Virginia-Virginia boundary line, 131 Wheat, 157 Wheeling Conventions, 118 White House of the Confederacy, 181 Wholesale and Retail Trade Employment, 158 Wilderness, Battle of, 119 William and Mary College, 43, 139, 196 Williamsburg: Colonial Capital, 46; Colonial Capitol, 44-46; Conventions— First, 57-58; Fourth, 66-67; Fifth, 68-70; Constitutional, 201; 1774, 57-58; Governor Dunmore and the Powder Magazine Episode, 64; Governor's Palace, 45; Origin of Name, 44; Raleigh Tavern, 55, 57; Restoration, 139-140; Theater, 46; Washington's visit, 50 Williamsburg Playhouse, 190-191 Wilson, T. Woodrow, 137 Winchester: Battle of (first), 115; Battle of (second), 118; Frontier campaign, 51 Wingfield, Edward Maria, 26-27 Woodford, William, 67 Women: Arrival, 33; Education, 139, 196-197; heroic role during War between the States, 125 World War I, 137-138 World War II, 142-144 Wren, Sir Christopher, 43 Wren Building, 43, 183 Wythe, George, 64, 69, 71, 74-75, 82, 84 Yeardley, Sir George, 32 Yellow Tavern, 120 Yorktown: Battle of, 114; Cornwallis at Yorktown, 79-81; "Tea Party," 60-61

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