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INTRODUCTION
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The First Inhabitants	15
The Indians of Virginia: Appearance; Their Character; Weapons; Wigwams; Habits and Customs, Indian Warfare; Running the Gantlet; Education, How they looked upon Self-control; Seasons and Festivals; Religion; Powhatan.
FIRST PERIOD—THE COLONY
CHAPTER I
Early Attempts at Colonization	25
Importance of Virginia History; Why Virginia was Settled; Early Explorers; Sir Walter Raleigh's Exploring Party; Origin of the Name Virginia; First Roanoke Island Colony; The Lost Colony.
CHAPTER II
Jamestown	33
Renewed Interest in Virginia; The London and the Plymouth Companies; The First American Charter; The Beginners of the Nation; The Departure; The Voyage; The First Virginia Council; Exploring; Location of Jamestown Chosen; A Fort Built.
CHAPTER III
A Typical Pioneer	39
Early History of Captain John Smith, Visit to Powhatan; An Unexpected Calamity; Half Survive; Supposed Breadth of North America; Smith a Captive, His Rescue; Various Events, Smith explores the Chesapeake Bay, Change of Rulers, Promises that could not be Fulfilled; A New Charter, The New Emigrants arrive, but the New Government does not; New Settlements; Smith leaves Virginia; His Character.
CHAPTER IV
The Starving Time—The Administrations of Delaware, Dale, and Argall	49
The Starving Time, The Wreck of the Sea Venture, The Rescue, Administration of Lord Delaware; Sir Thomas Dale, Results accomplished by Dale, Argall
CHAPTER V
Pocahontas	54
Her Friendship for the English, Her Capture, Her Marriage; The Cause of Peace, Visits England; Her Death.
CHAPTER VI
The Founding of a State	57
The Crisis of Colonization, Triumph of Patriotic Motives; The Great Charter, Good Results, Homes in the Wilderness; Introduction of Negro Slavery, Indented Servants, Friendly Intercourse with the Indians, The Massacre of 1622, Effects of the Massacre, Retaliation.
CHAPTER VII
Tobacco	64
How regarded by the Indians; Introduced into England; The Foundation of Virginia's Prosperity, Led to a Fondness for Country Life.
CHAPTER VIII
The Colony under the King	66
Virginia becomes a Royal Colony, Lord Baltimore; Opposition to British Encroachment, Sir William Berkeley begins his Administration; Opechancanough strikes Once More.
CHAPTER IX
The Colony under the Commonwealth	71
Execution of Charles I., The Colony Loyal to Charles II., The Coming of the Cavaliers, The Commonwealth asserts its Authority; The Colony prospers during the Time of the Commonwealth
CHAPTER X
The Restoration takes Place, and the Loyal Colony is Oppressed till it is Ready to Revolt	75
The Restoration; Berkeley's return to Power; Why attached to Royalty, The Navigation Laws, The Royalists in Power in the Colony, Oppressive Colonial Legislation, Obstinacy of Berkeley; Criminal Prodigality of Charles II., Ready for revolt.
CHAPTER XI
Bacon's Rebellion	81
Justice too long delayed, Indian Troubles, The People's Leader; Declared to be Rebels, Berkeley makes Concessions; A New House of Burgesses, Bacon's Arrest and Apology; Bacon's Flight and Return, Bacon before the Burgesses, Berkeley takes Refuge in Accomac, The Convention at Middle Plantation, The Indians defeated and dispersed, Berkeley's Return to Jamestown, Destruction of Jamestown, Death of Bacon, Collapse of the Rebellion, Berkeley's Revenge, Berkeley's Recall and Death
CHAPTER XII
From Bacon's Rebellion to the French and Indian War	93
After Bacon's Rebellion, The Tobacco Rebellion, Governors not interested in the People; Good Effects of the English Revolution of 1688, The Coming of the Huguenots, The Close of the Seventeenth Century, Alexander Spotswood, Spotswood crosses the Blue Ridge, Richmond and Petersburg founded, Settlement of the Valley.
CHAPTER XIII
The French and Indian War	100
The Question of Supremacy, The Plan of France, The English Plan, Protest from Virginia; The Envoy selected, The Journey and the Result, The Opening of Hostilities, England sends General Braddock to Virginia, Braddock's Defeat, Predatory Inroads on the Frontier, Virginia defends her Frontiers, End of the War.
CHAPTER XIV
Colonial Life	107
Its Golden Age; Classes that formed Society, Life on a Large Plantation, Life of the Planter; Life of a Planter's Wife, The "Great House", Furniture, The Kitchen, Food; The Negro Quarters, Relation of Master and Servant, Dress; Education; Roads; Advantages of the Plantation Life.
SECOND PERIOD—FROM THE REVOLUTION TO THE CIVIL WAR
CHAPTER XV
Causes that led to the Revolution	121
Condition of the Colony after the War with France; Opposition to the King's Prerogative, The Parsons' Case, Power of Parliament; The Stamp Act; Patrick Henry's Resolutions, Repeal of the Stamp Act; A Second Attempt at Taxation, The Virginia Resolves; The Non-Importation Agreement, The Duties repealed except the one on Tea; Committee of Correspondence; Destruction of the Tea at Boston; Virginia espouses the Cause of Massachusetts; The First Congress.
CHAPTER XVI
The Last Eventful Years of Lord Dunmore's Administration	130
Lord Dunmore's War; Battle of Point Pleasant; The Prophetic Words of Patrick Henry, The First Clash of Arms; The Gunpowder; Flight of Lord Dunmore; Provisional Government organized; Dunmore's Ravages
CHAPTER XVII
The Revolution — from its Beginning to Burgoyne's Surrender	137
Operations at the North, Washington appointed Commander in chief: Washington's Appointment a Political Necessity, Virginia takes an Active Part in the War, First Period of the War; Virginia takes Action for Independence; Bill of Rights; Adoption of a Constitution; Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, Virginia among the First; A Seal adopted, Religious Liberty; The Law of Primogeniture; A Dictator proposed; Washington restores Confidence, Burgoyne's Invasion; Morgan and his Riflemen; Burgoyne's Surrender.
CHAPTER XVIII
The Last Years of the Revolution	150
The War in the South; The British attack Virginia; Benedict Arnold in Virginia, Lafayette; The Virginians at King's Mountain; Morgan at Cowpens; Virginia becomes the Seat of War; Maneuvers of Cornwallis and Lafayette; Cornwallis Entrapped; Siege of Yorktown; Peace at Last; Governor Nelson.
CHAPTER XIX
Virginia's Conquest of her Northwest Territory	158
British Occupation of the Northwest Territory; "The Hannibal of the West"; Capture of Kaskaskia, Cahokia, and Vincennes; Clark gets Control over the Indians; The British recapture Vincennes; Clark surprises Hamilton; Civil Government organized; Importance of the Conquest.
CHAPTER XX
Virginia in the Union	163
Virginia cedes her Northwest Territory; Boundary Dispute between Virginia and Pennsylvania, Virginia leads the Movement for a more Perfect Union; The Constitution Ratified, Virginia proposes another Revision; The Alien and Sedition Laws; The Great Virginian; Period of Prosperity; "The Mother of States and of Statesmen"; Burning of the Richmond Theater; War of 1812; What Virginians did for the Union, "The Pathfinder of the Sea"; Virginia's Influence upon Other States.
CHAPTER XXI
Slavery	175
Encouraged by England; Attitude of Virginia; New England's Connection with Slavery; Change of Feeling at the North in regard to Slavery, Gabriel's Insurrection; Nat Turner's Insurrection, Sentiment in Virginia in Later Times; Fugitive Slaves; John Brown's Raid; Brown captured and executed; Report of the Senate Committee; Political Significance of Brown's Attack.
THIRD PERIOD—FROM THE CIVIL WAR TO THE PRESENT TIME
CHAPTER XXII
Approach of the Civil War	183
The Constitution Ambiguous; The State-Rights Theory; The National Theory; Which was the True Theory? The First Threats of Secession, Virginia and the South; The North and the West; Reasons why the South wished to secede.
CHAPTER XXIII
The Beginning of the Civil War	189
Secession of the Cotton States; Virginia's Effort for Peace; Diplomacy; Capture of Fort Sumter, War now Inevitable; Secession of Virginia; Her Heroic Action; Actions of Other States; Return of Virginians; Distinguished Leaders who came to Virginia; Military Ardor; Virginia dismembered.
CHAPTER XXIV
The First Movement against Richmond	199
Events that will be Recorded; "On to Richmond!"; Preparations for Defense: Opening of Hostilities in Virginia, Battle of Manassas: The Victory not Followed up, Situation at the End of 1861; Resources of the Two Sections.
CHAPTER XXV
Campaigns of 1862	205
The Virginia; Battle between the Virginia and the Monitor; Plan of the Peninsular Campaign, Jackson's Valley Campaign; Battle of Seven Pines, The Seven Days' Battles; Second Manassas; Invasion of Maryland, Battle of Sharpsburg; Distinguished Englishmen visit Lee; Battle of Fredericksburg.
CHAPTER XXVI
From Chancellorsville to Gettysburg	214
Chancellorsville, Death of Stonewall Jackson, Brandy Station; Battle of Gettysburg, The Turning Point in the War.
CHAPTER XXVII
Lee and Grant	219
The Raid of Kilpatrick and Dahlgren; General Grant; The "Hammering Campaign"; Battles of the Wilderness; Lee's Generalship; Butler Imprisoned; Defeat of Sigel at New Market, Early defeats Hunter, and threatens Washington, Sheridan's Devastation of the Valley; Siege of Petersburg; Battle of the Crater; Situation at the End of 1864.
CHAPTER XXVIII
End of the War	230
Evacuation of Richmond and Petersburg; The Conflagration in Richmond, Surrender of General Lee; General Grant's Generous Spirit General Lee taking Leave of his Army, Downfall of the Confederacy, No Trials of Confederate Leaders, Supremacy of the Nation; Abolition of Slavery; The Army of Northern Virginia; A Northern Tribute to Virginia.
CHAPTER XXIX
Reconstruction and Restoration	238
Condition of Virginia after the War; Suspension of Civil Government; Provisional Government established, Refused Readmission into the Union, Under Military Rule, The Rule of "Carpet-baggers" and "Scallawags"; In the Union Again; The Freedmen's Bureau; Wreck of the Plantation System; Spirit of the People.
CHAPTER XXX
Recent Times	245
Capitol Disaster, Last Days of General Lee, Public School System, Higher and Technical Education; Yorktown Centennial; The State Debt, Virginia at the World's Fair; The White House of the Confederacy, Patriotism of Virginia Women; Patriotic Societies; Governors since the War; Resources; Progress; Development of Literature, Virginia honors her Great Men; Conclusion.
APPENDIX	257
INDEX	269