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Thomas J. Farnham. The Virginia Amendments of 1795: An Episode in the Opposition to Jay's Treaty. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 75, No. 1 (January, 1967), pp. 75–88. Chester McArthur Destler. "Forward Wheat" for New England: The Correspondence of John Taylor of Caroline with Jeremiah Wadsworth, in 1795.
Virginia 5: George Hancock: Pro-Administration 1793: Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Federalist gain. √ George Hancock (Federalist) [1] Virginia 6: Isaac Coles: Anti-Administration 1793: Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain. √ Isaac Coles (Democratic-Republican) [1] Simon Crae MacMahon Matthew Clay ...
The General Assembly of Virginia, July 30, 1619-January 11, 1978, A Bicentennial Register of Members. Richmond: Published for the General Assembly of Virginia by the Virginia State Library, 1978. ISBN 978-0-88490-008-5. Stanard, William G. and Mary Newton Stanard. The Virginia Colonial Register. Albany, NY: Joel Munsell's Sons Publishers, 1902.
It existed during the colonial history of the United States when Virginia was a British colony. From 1642 to 1776, the House of Burgesses was an important feature of Virginian politics, alongside the Crown-appointed colonial governor and the Virginia Governor's Council, the upper house of the General Assembly. [1]
This category includes people who were notable in the Colony of Virginia prior to the era of American Revolution. That is, they were notable before about 1765. People who are primarily associated with the Revolutionary era are located Category:People of Virginia in the American Revolution, instead of this category.
The British saw an opportunity to divide the colonies: the colonial governor of Virginia issued a proclamation promising freedom to slaves if they joined the British forces. [74] In response to this proclamation and the need for troops, Washington soon overturned his ban. [ 75 ]
In 1749, the British Crown, via the colonial government of Virginia, granted the Ohio Company a great deal of this territory on the condition that it be settled by British colonists. [89] Governor Robert Dinwiddie of Virginia was an investor in the Ohio Company, which stood to lose money if the French held their claim. [90]
The first English attempt to colonize Virginia was the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke. Unsuccessful settlements were established under two different governors, and the final fate of the colonists remains unknown. Sir Walter Raleigh, Governor of Virginia (1585–1590, absentee) Sir Ralph Lane, Governor of Roanoke (Virginia) (1585–1586)