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- Colony_of_Virginia abstract "The Colony of Virginia (also known frequently as the Virginia Colony, the Province of Virginia, and occasionally as the Dominion and Colony of Virginia) was the English colony in North America that existed briefly during the 16th century, and then continuously from 1607 until the American Revolution (as a British colony after 1707). The name Virginia was first applied by Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen Elizabeth I in 1584. After the English Civil War in the mid 17th century, the Virginia Colony was nicknamed "The Old Dominion" by King Charles II for its perceived loyalty to the English monarchy during the era of the Commonwealth of England.In 1607, members of a joint venture called the Virginia Company founded Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America on the banks of the James River. Famine, disease and conflict with local Native American tribes (the Powhatan Confederacy) in the first two years brought Jamestown to the brink of failure before the arrival of a new group of settlers and supplies in 1610. Tobacco became Virginia's first profitable export, the production of which had a significant impact on the society and settlement patterns. In 1624, the Virginia Company's charter was revoked by King James I and the Virginia Colony was transferred to royal authority as a crown colony.From 1619 to 1776, the legislature of the Virginia was the House of Burgesses, which governed in conjunction with a colonial governor. Jamestown remained the capital of the Virginia colony until 1699; from 1699 until its disolution the capital was in Williamsburg. It experiences its first major political turmoil with Bacon's Rebellion of 1676.After declaring independence from Great Britain in 1775 before the Declaration of Independence was officially adopted, the Virginia Colony became the Commonwealth of Virginia, one of the original thirteen states of the United States, adopting as its official slogan "The Old Dominion". After the United States was formed, the entire states of West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois, and portions of Ohio and Western Pennsylvania were all later created from the territory encompassed earlier by the Colony of Virginia.".
- Colony_of_Virginia capital Jamestown,_Virginia.
- Colony_of_Virginia capital Williamsburg,_Virginia.
- Colony_of_Virginia dissolutionYear "1776".
- Colony_of_Virginia foundingYear "1607".
- Colony_of_Virginia thumbnail Grand_Union_Flag.svg?width=300.
- Colony_of_Virginia wikiPageExternalLink virginia.html.
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- Colony_of_Virginia capital Jamestown,_Virginia.
- Colony_of_Virginia capital Williamsburg,_Virginia.
- Colony_of_Virginia commonLanguages "English".
- Colony_of_Virginia commonName "Virginia".
- Colony_of_Virginia continent "North America".
- Colony_of_Virginia conventionalLongName "Colony of Virginia".
- Colony_of_Virginia country "United States".
- Colony_of_Virginia currency "Pound sterling".
- Colony_of_Virginia empire "British Empire".
- Colony_of_Virginia event "Began Royal Colony".
- Colony_of_Virginia eventEnd United_States_Declaration_of_Independence.
- Colony_of_Virginia eventStart Jamestown,_Virginia.
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- Colony_of_Virginia flagS "Union flag 1606 .svg".
- Colony_of_Virginia governmentType "Constitutional monarchy".
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- Colony_of_Virginia leader George_III_of_the_United_Kingdom.
- Colony_of_Virginia leader James_VI_and_I.
- Colony_of_Virginia legislature House_of_Burgesses.
- Colony_of_Virginia religion Church_of_England.
- Colony_of_Virginia representative Edward_Maria_Wingfield.
- Colony_of_Virginia representative John_Murray,_4th_Earl_of_Dunmore.
- Colony_of_Virginia s "Bermuda".
- Colony_of_Virginia s "Commonwealth of Virginia".
- Colony_of_Virginia s "Province of Carolina".
- Colony_of_Virginia status "Colony".
- Colony_of_Virginia titleLeader List_of_English_monarchs.
- Colony_of_Virginia titleRepresentative List_of_colonial_governors_of_Virginia.
- Colony_of_Virginia yearEnd "1776".
- Colony_of_Virginia yearLeader "1603".
- Colony_of_Virginia yearLeader "1760".
- Colony_of_Virginia yearRepresentative "1607".
- Colony_of_Virginia yearRepresentative "1771".
- Colony_of_Virginia yearStart "1607".
- Colony_of_Virginia subject Category:1607_establishments_in_Virginia.
- Colony_of_Virginia subject Category:1776_disestablishments_in_Virginia.
- Colony_of_Virginia subject Category:Colonial_United_States_(British).
- Colony_of_Virginia subject Category:Colonial_Virginia.
- Colony_of_Virginia subject Category:Former_British_colonies.
- Colony_of_Virginia subject Category:Former_English_colonies.
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- Colony_of_Virginia comment "The Colony of Virginia (also known frequently as the Virginia Colony, the Province of Virginia, and occasionally as the Dominion and Colony of Virginia) was the English colony in North America that existed briefly during the 16th century, and then continuously from 1607 until the American Revolution (as a British colony after 1707). The name Virginia was first applied by Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen Elizabeth I in 1584.".
- Colony_of_Virginia label "Colonia della Virginia".
- Colony_of_Virginia label "Colonie de Virginie".
- Colony_of_Virginia label "Colony of Virginia".
- Colony_of_Virginia label "Kolonie Virginia".
- Colony_of_Virginia label "バージニア植民地".
- Colony_of_Virginia label "弗吉尼亚自治领".
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- Colony_of_Virginia name "Colony of Virginia".
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