States and Territories Established in the 1600s - States and Territories Established in 1600, States and Territories Established in 1602 (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 161. Not illustrated. Chapters: States and Territories Established in 1600, States and Territories Established in 1602, States and Territories Established in 1603, States and Territories Established in 1604, States and Territories Established in 1607, States and Territories Established in 1608, States and Territories Established in 1609, Virginia, New Netherland, Tokugawa Shogunate, Acadia, Thurn Und Taxis, Dahomey, Colony of Virginia, Captaincy General of Guatemala, Sankt Blasien Abbey in the Black Forest, Popham Colony, Kubota Domain, Khanate of Erevan, Saxe-Altenburg, British America, Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Tsuyama Domain, Anhalt-Zerbst, Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, Sayn-Wittgenstein-Wittgenstein, Koromo Domain, zu Domain, Kanije Province, Ottoman Empire. Excerpt: The Commonwealth of Virginia () is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" because it is the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents. The geography and climate of the state are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which are home to much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond; Virginia Beach is the most populous city and Fairfax County the most populous political subdivision. The state population is nearly eight million. The area's history begins with several indigenous groups, including the Powhatan. In 1607 the London Company established the Colony of Virginia as the first permanent New World English colony. Land from displaced Native American tribes and slave labor each played significant roles in the colony's early politics and plantation economy. Virginia was one of the Thirteen Colonies in the American Revolution and joined the Confederacy in the American Civil War, during which Richmond was the Confederate ...