Articles related to "Colonial Virginia"

The first English settlers in Colonial Virginia did nor arrive with a well-developed concept of race based slavery. Slavery had to be invented.

Two passenger lists from 1635 disclose widely different emigrants, enabling historians to draw conclusions about family and community building in colonial America.

The early Jamestown folks seemed fonder of bowling in the streets than raising corn. Corn they could trade with the Indians for, or just steal it.

Bacon's Rebellion came in response to conflicts over frontier Indian policies between settlers and the colonial government as well as unjust taxes and favoritism.

William Claiborne, already appointed Virginia's surveyor by the Virginia Company, arrived in Virginia aboard the ship George in August of 1621.

The ship Transport of London, with Edward Walker, Master, left England July 4, 1635 with the following 150 passengers.

At a gathering of Randolphs, Nancy Randolph appears to be having hysterical fits in the night. A slave sees a dead infant being placed on the woodpile.

On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry delivered a fiery speech to the colonial Virginia legislature, ending with the words "Give me liberty, or give me death!" Or did he?

Before the ship left the English port of Gravesend, a minister certified that Virginia bound passengers conformed to doctrine and practices of The Church of England.

Indentures for Apprenticeship Agreements offered far greater terms than the typical indenture used to entice young men and women into working as unskilled laborers.

Nancy Randolph and Richard Randolph stand trial for the murder of their newborn child. Patrick Henry and John Marshall defend them.

Pocahontas: Daughter of Powhatan, Saves John Smith after arrival at Jamestown, becomes peacemaker.

A trip to Colonial Williamsburg at Christmas is beloved by many. Although they may feel that they have stepped back in time, a "Williamsburg Christmas" is not colonial.

Holiday landscapes and decorations in the Colonial Williamsburg Christmas Look highlight this first Web Site of the Month topic for Landscaping at Suite101.

Pork was an important source of food in Jamestown. Here are recipes for Scrapple and Head Cheese.

The work of this colonial printer illustrates the development of printing as a means to inform the public at a time before freedom of the press was taken for granted.

Several taverns were the center of social life and politics as Virginia joined the rest of the colonies in challenging the king of England.

The settlement and heritage of the county has been largely overshadowed by museum restorations at Jamestown and Williamsburg, Virginia's first and second capital cities.

From the time of contact and beyond, the Europeans and the natives experienced dramatic changes, specifically in agriculture.