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INDEX

Accomac, included in grant to Culpeper and
Arlington, 79, Berkeley takes refuge in,
86, 87.

Adoption of captives, 19.

Agriculture, 187, 250.

Albemarle Sound, colony of Virginians settle
on, 173.

Algonkins, territory occupied by the, 15, n. 1.

Alien and Sedition Laws, 165; opposition to,
166.

Amelia Courthouse, 231.

America, discovery of, 25, n. 1, supposed
breadth of, 42, struggle of England and
France for supremacy in, 100-105.

Amusements, of colonial planter, 109.

Anne, Queen, 175.

Antislavery sentiment in Virginia, 175, 177,
178.

Argall, Samuel, 45, captures Pocahontas, 54,
his administration as governor, 52, escapes
with his booty, 52, 53.

Arlington, the Earl of, obtains a grant of all
Virginia, 79, the grant annulled, 94.

Armidas and Barlow, their explorations, 27.

Army of Northern Virginia, 234, opinion of
military students in regard to, 235, n. 1.

Arnold, Benedict, his mvasion of Virginia,
150, 151.

Ashby-Turner, sketch of, 235, n. 2.

Assassination of President Lincoln, 239, n. 1.

Assembly, General, the first in America, 58.

Atlantic Ocean, the "Sea of Darkness," 26,
n. 1.

Atlantic Cable, 173.

Authors, Virginia, 251, 252.

Bacon, Nathaniel, Jr., early history of, 82,
chosen leader against the Indians, 83, proclaimed
a rebel, 83, chosen a member of the
Burgesses, 84, his arrest and apology, 84,
flight from Jamestown, 85, returns at the
head of an army, 85, appears before the
Burgesses and receives a commission, 86,
again declared a rebel, 86, calls a convention
at Middle Plantation, 87, defeats and
disperses the Indians, 87, burns Jamestown,
88, his death and burial 89.

Bacon's Rebellion, 80-90, effects of, 93.

Bacon, Nathaniel, Sr., 84.

Bahamas, discovery of, 26, n.

Baltimore, George Calvert, Lord, 66, obtains
grant to Maryland, 67.

Beauregard, P. G. T., General, 199, battle of
Manassas, 200.

Bedsteads, colonial, 112.

Bemis Heights, battle of, 146.

Bennet, Richard, Governor, 73.

Berkeley, Sir William, Governor, 68, takes
Opechancanough prisoner, 68, resigns
office, 73, returns to power, 75, becomes
unpopular, 78, arrests Bacon, 85; takes
refuge in Accomac, 86, 87, returns to
Jamestown, 87, driven out by Bacon, 88,
quells the rebellion, 89, his cruelty, 90,
his recall and death, 90.

Bermuda Hundred, 222.

Bermuda Islands, 50.

Beverly, the historian, quoted, 22.

Bill of Rights, the, 139.

Bland, Giles, his attempt to capture Berkeley,
87.

Blue Ridge, crossed by Governor Spottswood,
96.

Booth, John Wilkes, 239, n. 1.

Boston, destruction of tea at, 127, port of,
closed, 127.

Botetourt, Lord, Governor, dissolves the
House of Burgesses, 125.

Braddock, General Edward, sent to Virginia,
103, his defeat and death, 104.

Brandy Station, battle of, 215.

British officers visit Lee, 211.

Brown, John, his raid, 178, captured and
executed, 179, Report of Senate Committee,
180, political significance of his attack, 180.

Bruce, Philip A., quoted, 113.

Bunker Hill, battle of, 137.

Burgesses, House of, the first, 58.

Burgoyne, General, 146, his surrender, 147,
148.

Burnside, General A. E., succeeds McClellan,
212, defeated at Fredericksburg, 212.

Butler, B. F., commanding at Fortress Monroe,
199, defeated at Big Bethel, 200, his
army shut in at Bermuda Hundred, 222.

Byrd, Colonel William, founds Richmond and
Petersburg, 97.

Cabell, William, member of Committee of
Safety, 134, n. 1.

Cabot, John, landed on the continent, and
took possession in the name of England, 26.

Cadets, at New Market, 224.

Calhoun, John C., 186.

Calvert, Sir George. See Baltimore.

Cape Charles, 36.

Cape Henry, 36.

Capitol Disaster, 245.

"Carpet-baggers," rule of, 241, n. 1.

Carrington, Paul, member of Committee of
Safety, 134, n. 1.

Cattle, of colony, sold by Argall, 52.

Cavaliers, 71, why they came to Virginia, 72;
importance of their immigration, 72.

Chancellorsville, battle of, 214.

Charles I., contest of, with Parliament, 71,
execution of, 72.

Charles II., Virginia loyal to, 72, restoration
of, 75, grants away the Northern Neck, 79,
grants away all Virginia, 79, his opinion of
Berkeley's conduct, 90.

Charter, the first American, and its provisions,
34, of 1609, 45; the Great, 58.

Chesapeake Bay, exploration of, by Smith, 44.

Chicheley, Sir Henry, 82.

Chickahominy River, Smith sails up, 42.

Chickahominy Indians, enter into a treaty
with the English, 56.

Chimney, Powhatan's, 42.

Church, of England, establishment of, in Virginia,
34, opposition to, 143, disestablishment
of, 144.

Cities, 93.

Civil government, organized by Virginia, in
her Northwest Territory, 161, suspension
of, in Virginia, 238.

Civil War, in the United States, approach of,
183-188, beginning, progress, and end of,
188-233, results of, 233.

Clark, George Rogers, "Hannibal of the
West," 158, captures French forts, 159,
midwinter march of, 161, captures Governor
Hamilton, 161, importance of his
conquest, 161.

Clark, William, explores the West with Lewis,
171.

Classes, in colony, 107.

Clergymen's salaries, 122.

Climate of Virginia, 250.

Cockburn, Admiral, his ravages, 170.

Cold Harbor, battle of, 222.

Colleges and schools, 246.

Colonists, character of, 34, departure from
England of, 35, arrival in Virginia, and
settle at Jamestown, 36-37, sickness
among, 41, die of starvation, 49, massacres
of, 60, 68.

Colonization, first attempts at, 26-31; crisis
of, 57.

Colony, early struggles of, 36-53, firmly established,
56-63, under the Commonwealth,
70-74, the Lost, 29.

Columbian Exposition, 247.

Columbus, Christopher, sketch of life, 25,
n.

Committee of Correspondence, 126-127.

Committee of Safety, 134, n.

Commonwealth of England, 71, n.; Virginia
under the, 71-74.

Confederacy, the Southern, formed, 189, 190,
Virginia becomes a member of, 194, Richmond
becomes the capital of, 199, end of,
233.

Confederation, 163, insufficiency of, 164.

Confederate money, depreciation of, 228, n.

Confederate museum, 248.

Congress, Virginia proposes a general, 128;
meeting of the first, 128, Lord Chatham's
estimate of its action, 128.

Conolly, Dunmore's agent, 130.

Constitution of the United States formed, 164;
Virginia ratifies, 165, conditions of her
ratification, 186, ambiguity of, 183, theories
of, 183, 184.

Constitutional Government, beginning of, in
America, 58.

Convention, the meeting of, in St. John's
Church, 131, to take action on a declaration
of independence, 139, to consider the adoption
of the Federal Constitution, 165, to
consider the question of secession, 194.

Convicts, 60, 108.

Cornstalk, Indian chief, at battle of Point
Pleasant, 130.

Cornwallis, Lord, 150, invades Virginia, 153,
154, retires to Yorktown, 154, surrender
of, 154, 155.

Correspondence, the Committee of, established,
126, 127.

Cotton States, secession of, 189.

Council, of Virginia, names of the original
members, 36.

Crater, battle of, 227.

Croatan, 30.

Cromwell, Oliver, chosen protector of England,
71, n.

Culpeper, Lord, receives a grant of all Virginia,
79, his avariciousness, 94.

Dahlgren, Ulric, raid of, 219.

Dale, Sir Thomas, High Marshal, 51; his
cruel administration, 51.

Dare, Virginia, the first white child born in
America, 30.

Davis, Jefferson, sketch of life, 191, n.,
President of the Confederate States, 191;
capture and imprisonment of, 233.

Debt, the state, 247.

Declaration of Independence, proposed by
Virginia, 139, adopted by Congress, 141.

Delaware, Lord, 45, wrecked in the Sea
Venture, 46, reaches Virginia, 50, his administration,
51.

Delaware, Lady, robbed by Argall, 52, presents
Pocahontas at Court, 56.

Delaware River, Washington crosses, 145.

Dictator, proposed for Virginia, 144.

Diggs, Dudley, member of Committee of
Safety, 134.

Dinwiddie, Governor, sends Washington as
envoy to French commander, 102.

Discovery, the ship, 35.

Disparity between the North and South in
Civil War, 203.

Dissenters, Thomas Jefferson champions the
cause of, 143, 144.

Dogs, Lane is forced to eat his, 29.

Domestic life in colony, 109, 110.

Drake, Sir Francis, comes to the relief of the
Roanoke colonists, 29.

Drayton, Michael, 35.

Dress, of planter, and of his wife, 114.

Drummond, William, leader in Bacon's Rebellion,
83, executed, 90, n.

Dunmore, Lord, 127; dissolves the House of
Burgesses, 127, 128; has the gunpowder
removed, 132, 133, his flight from Williamsburg,
133, his ravages of the coast, 135, is
defeated at Great Bridge, 135, burns Norfolk,
135, driven from Gwynn's Island, and
the last of him in Virginia, 135.

Duquesne, Fort, 102, Braddock's expedition
against, 103, blown up by the French,
105.

Duties, on tea and other articles, 125.

Dutch, negroes brought to Virginia by, 59.

Dwelling house, colonial, 111.

Early, General J. A., defeats Hunter, and
threatens Washington, 225, sketch of life,
225, n., defeated by Sheridan, 226.

East India Company, 57.

Education of Indians, 20, in colonial times,
114, Berkeley, on Free Schools, 246, Public
School System, 246, higher and technical
education, 246, 247.

Elizabeth, Queen, 26, names Virginia, 28.

Emancipation, of slaves, 234.

Emory and Henry College, 246.

England's claim to America, basis of, 26.

Entail, Jefferson's attack upon, 144, its abolition,
144.

Episcopal Church, established in Virginia, 34,
its downfall, 143, 144.

Executives of Virginia, list of, 257-261.

Fairfax, Thomas, Lord, his friendship for
Washington, 101.

Festivals, Indians, 21.

First settlers, their character, 34.

Flirting, prohibited in 1624, 59.

Florida, the purchase of, 171.

Food, in colonial days, 113.

Fort Duquesne, 103, 105.

Fort Sumter, 191, 192.

Fountain of Youth, 28.

Fox-hunting, 109.

France, her possessions in America, 100,
surrender of them to England, 105, aids
the colonies, 148.

Franklin, Benjamin, his advice to Braddock,
103.

Fredericksburg, battle of, 212.

Freedmen's Bureau, 242.

Frobisher, Sir Martin, 26.

Fugitive Slaves Law, 178, 187.

Furniture, colonial, 112.

Gabriel's Insurrection, 176.

Gates, Sir Thomas, 33, 45, 50.

Gazette, The Virginia, the first newspaper in
the colony, 98.

Gentlemen, as pioneers, 35.

George III., his character, 121.

Germanna, Spotswood's home at, 97.

German settlers, in the valley, 98.

Gettysburg, battle of, 216, marks the turning
point in the war, 217.

Gloucester, county of, 87, 89.

Gold fever, at Jamestown, 44.

Gosnold, Bartholomew, 35, 41.

Governors of Virginia, list of, 257-261.

Grant, General U. S., sketch of life, 219,
n., made general in chief of the Federal
troops, 220; his campaigns in Virginia,
219-232.

Grasse, Count de, 154.

Great Bridge, battle of, 135.

Great Meadows, 103.

Greene, Roger, planted a colony on Albemarle
Sound, 173.

Grenville, Sir Richard, founds a colony on
Roanoke Island, 28.

Gunpowder, its removal from the Old Magazine,
133.

Gwynn's Island, action at, 135.

Habeas Corpus, writ of, introduced into Virginia,
96.

Hamilton, Governor of Canada, captured by
Clarke, 161.

"Hannibal of the West," 158.

Harper's Ferry, John Brown takes possession
of, 178, captured by Stonewall Jackson,
210.

Harvey, Sir John, Governor, deposed by the
people, 68, reinstated by the king, 68.

Henry, Patrick, 122 n., in the Parson's
Case, 122, his address before the Burgesses
on the Stamp Act, 124, his prophetic
words, 131, marches against Lord Dunmore,
133, elected governor, 141, proposition
to make him dictator, 145, opposes
the adoption of the Federal Constitution,
165.

Hill, General A. P., sketch of life, 211, n.

Hooker, General-Joseph, 212, 214, 215.

Horse racing, 108.

Hospitality, in Virginia, 109.

Houses, colonial, 111.

Houston, General Sam, 171.

Hudson River, 146.

Huger, General, 200.

Huguenots, coming of, to Virginia, 95.

Independence, Virginia takes action for, 139;
the Declaration of, 141.

Indians, origin of, 15, n., number of the Virginia,
15, appearance and dress of, 16,
character, 16, 17, weapons, 17, habits and
customs, 18, method of warfare, 19, running
the gantlet, 20, education, 20, their
self-control, 21, seasons and festivals, 21,
22, religion, 22, massacre of the colonists
by, 60, 69, battle with, at Point Pleasant,
131.

Industries, 250, 251.

Ingram, leader in Bacon's Rebellion, 84, 89.

Instructions, for the Virginia colonists, 34,
42.

Insurrections, servile, 176, 177, 178.

Isabella, Queen, 26 n.

Isolation, of settlers, 65.

Jackson, General Stonewall, 196, sketch of
life, 201, n. 1, at Manassas, 202, Valley
campaign of, 207, in Seven Days' Battles,
208, at Chancellorsville, 215, death of, 215.

James I., signs charter for London Company,
34, overthrows the London Company, 66.

Jamestown, the founding of, 37; scarcity of
provisions at, 41, famine at, 49; abandoned
by the colonists, 50, scenes at, during
Bacon's Rebellion, 84-86, burned by Bacon,
88, seat of government moved from, 97.

James River, 36.

Japazaws, Indian chief, betrays Pocahontas,
54.

Jefferson, Thomas, sketch of, 144, n. 1, author
of Declaration of Independence 141, attacks
the established Church and the law of primogeniture,
143, 144, succeeds Patrick
Henry as governor, 151, purchases Louisiana
for the United States, 171, founds the
University, 173.

Johnston, General Albert Sidney, sketch of,
195, n. 1.

Johnston, General Joseph E., sketch of, 195,
n. 2, wounded at Seven Pines, 208, surrenders
to Sherman, 233.

Kaskaskia, captured by Clark, 159.

Kendall, George, member of first Council,
36.

Kentucky, a county of Virginia, 158, admitted
into the Union, 168, overrun by Federal
troops, 194.

King's Mountain, battle of, 152.

Kitchen, colonial, 112.

Kiwassa, Indian god, 22.

Knights of the Golden Horseshoe, 97.

Labor, regular hours established for, by Lord
Delaware, 151.

Lafayette, Marquis de, 151, 153, 154.

Land, earliest titles to, 58.

Landholders, 107.

Lane, Ralph, plants colony on Roanoke
Island, 28, tries to find the South Sea, 29.

Lawrence, leader in Bacon's Rebellion, 83,
escapes from colony, 90.

Lee, Richard Henry, 141.

Lee, Robert E., sketch of life, 179, n. 1,
captures John Brown, 180, made commander
of the army of Northern Virginia,
208, in Seven Days' Battles, 208, 209, at
second battle of Manassas, 209, invades
Maryland, 210, 211, at battle of Fredericksburg,
212, at Chancellorsville, 214, invades
Pennsylvania, 216, in battles of the Wilderness,
220-222, surrender of, 231, last days
of, 245.

Legislature, the first, in America, 58.

Lewis, General Andrew, sketch of, 130, n. 1,
his victory at Point Pleasant, 131, drives
Dunmore from Gwynn's Island, 135.

Lewis and Clark's Expedition, 171.

Lexington, battle of, 131.

Lincoln, Abraham, President, sketch of life,
189, n. 1, issues Emancipation Proclamation,
234, his assassination, 239, n. 1.

Literature, 251, 252.

Logan, Indian chief, murder of his family,
130.

London Company, formed, 33, the colony
under, 34-66, downfall of, 66.

Lost Colony, 29-31.

Louisiana, purchase of the territory of, 171.

Madison, James, leads the party in favor of
Federal Constitution, 165, elected President,
168.

Magruder, General J. B., 200.

Manakin Town, settlement of the Huguenots
at, 95.

Manassas, battle of, 200, second battle of,
209.

Manor house, 111.

Map of Virginia, John Smith's, 44.

Marshall, John, Chief Justice, sketch of life,
251, n. 2.

Martial Law, Virginia put under, 240.

Martin, John, member of the first Council,
36.

Marye's Heights, 214.

Maryland, 67.

Mason, George, sketch of, 126, n. 1; member
of Committee of Safety, 134.

Mason, General John, quoted, 108, n. 1.

Mason and Dixon's line, 164.

Massachusetts, Virginia espouses the cause
of, 128, Revolution begins in, 131.

Massacres, the Indian, 60, 69.

McClellan, General G. B., made commander
of the Army of the Potomac, 203, his Peninsula
campaign, 207-209, at battle of
Sharpsburg, 210, 211.

Meade, Bishop, quoted, 110.

Meade, General, at battle of Gettysburg, 216.

Mexican War, 172, n. 1.

Minutemen, 132.

Money, depreciation of, in Civil War, 228, n. 1.

Monitor, battle with the Virginia, 205.

Monroe, James, President, 169, purchases
Florida from Spain, 171.

Monticello, 154.

Monuments, 252, 253.

Morgan, Daniel, 146, 153.

Mother of States and of Statesmen, 168, 169.

Mount Vernon, 166, 247.

Nansemond, settlement at, 46.

Navigation Laws, 76, 77, 94.

Necessity, Fort, 103.

Negroes, the first brought to Virginia, 59;
quarters of, 113, insurrections of, 176 178,
freed and made citizens, 234.

Nelson, Thomas, Governor, his patriotism,
156, at Yorktown, 156, 157.

New England, settlement of, 34, her connection
with slavery, 175, 176, makes first
threats of secession, 185.

Newport, Christopher, commands expedition
to Virginia, 35, member of first Council,
36, crowns Powhatan, 45, appointed vice
admiral of Virginia, 45, wrecked in the
Sea Venture, 46.

Newspaper, the first in Virginia, 98.

Nicholson, Governor, 95, founds Williamsburg,
96.

Non-importation Agreement, 126.

Norfolk, burned by Dunmore, 135.

North Carolina, first settlement in, 173.

Northern Neck, granted away by Charles II
79.

Northwest Territory, conquest of, 158-162;
cession of, 163.

Oath, at Middle Plantation, 87; ironclad, 240.

Old Dominion, 75.

Old Magazine, Dunmore removes powder
from, 132.

Opechancanough, incites massacre of 1622,
60, massacre of 1644, 68, his capture and
death, 69.

Ordinance of Secession, passed by convention,
194, copy of, 265.

Oregon, 171.

Overseers, 108.

Pacific Ocean, called the "South Sea," 28.

Page, John, Governor, sketch of, 143, n. 2,
member of the Committee of Safety, 134,
defends the Episcopal Church, 143.

Parsons' Case, the, 122, 123.

"Pathfinder of the Sea," the, 172.

Patience, the ship, 50.

Patterson, General, 199.

Paupers, 168.

Pendleton, Edmund, sketch of, 143, n. 1,
president of Committee of Safety, 134, defends
the Established Church and the law
of primogeniture, 143.

Pennsylvania, boundary dispute with Virginia,
163, invaded by Lee, 216.

People, poverty of, 168, 243.

Percy, George, 35, 40, 49.

Personal Liberty Laws, 178.

Petersburg, founded, 98, captured by General
Phillips, 151, siege of, 226.

Planter, life of, 108.

Plantation, life on, 109.

Plantation system, advantages of, 115, wreck
of, 242, 243.

Plymouth Company, 34.

Pocahontas, saves the life of John Smith, 43,
the romantic story of her life, 54-57.

Point Comfort, 34.

Point Pleasant, defeat of Indians at, 131.

Pope, General, 209.

Port of Boston, closing of, 127.

Powhatan, head chief, 15, appearance and
character of, 23, visited by Newport and
Smith, 39, releases Smith, 43, crowned by
Newport, 45, death of, 60.

Powhatan's Chimney, 42.

Presidents, furnished by Virginia, 168, 169.

Primogeniture, abolition of the law of, 144.

Prisoners, treatment of in Civil War, 233.

Public school system, 246.

Pulpit, encourages colonization, 33.

Puritans, their contest with royalty, 71.

Queen Anne, 175.

Queen Elizabeth, 26, 28.

Raleigh, Sir Walter, sketch of life, 26, n. 1,
his attempts at colonization, 26-31, introduces
tobacco at the court of Elizabeth, 64.

Raleigh Tavern, meetings of House of Burgesses
at, 125, 128.

Randolph-Macon College, 246.

Ratcliffe, John, 36, 44, 49.

Rebellion, Bacon's, 81-91, the Tobacco, 93,
94.

Reconstruction, 240, 241.

Religious freedom, Virginia the first state to
establish, 143.

Resolutions of 1798, 166, 167.

Resolves of 1769, 125, copy of, 263.

Restoration of Charles II., 75.

Revolution, the English, of 1688, 94; the
American, causes of, 121-129, history of,
137-158.

Richmond, founding of, 97, captured by Arnold,
151, becomes the capital of the Southern
Confederacy, 199, evacuation of, 230,
conflagration in, 231.

Richmond College, 246.

Rights, Virginia bill of, 139.

Roads, in colonial times, 114.

Roanoke Island, first colony on, 28, 29; the
Lost Colony, 29, 30.

Robertson, James, 173.

Rochambeau, Count de, 154.

Rocky Mountains, 171.

Rolfe, John, marries Pocahontas, 55, begins
the systematic cultivation of tobacco, 64.

Rolfe, Thomas, son of Pocahontas, 56.

Roundheads, 71.

Royal grants, 67, 79.

Royal government, end of, in Virginia, 134.

Royalists in power, 77.

Safety, Committee of, its powers, 134, members
of, 134, n. 1.

Sandys, Sir Edwin, 57, sends young women
to Virginia, 58, 59.

Santa Maria, the ship, 26, n.

Saratoga, Burgoyne's surrender at, 147, 148.

Sassafras roots, used for tea, 228, n. 1.

Scallawags, 241, n. 2.

Schools and colleges, 246, 247.

Scotch Irish, settle in the valley, 98, importance
of their immigration, 98.

Seal, adopted by Virginia, 142.

Sea Venture, wreck of, 49, 50.

Sedgwick, General, 214.

Servants, indented, 60.

Seven Pines, battle of, 207.

Seven Days' Battles, 208, 209.

Sevier, John, 173.

Seward, Secretary of State, 191.

Sharpsburg, battle of, 210, 211.

Shenandoah valley, 97, settlement of, 98;
devastated by Sheridan, 226.

Sheridan, General, 226.

Sherman, General, 228, 233.

Slaves, African, the first brought to Virginia,
59, kindly treated, 113, 176, insurrections
of, 176, 177, 178, emancipation of, 234.

Slavery, 176-181.

Slave trade, encouraged by England, 175,
opposition to in Virginia, 175, its abolition
opposed by New England and the cotton
states, 176.

Smith, Captain John, his early history, 39,
his capture, 42, rescued by Pocahontas, 43,
explores the Chesapeake, 44, is made president
of the colony, 44, returns to England,
46, his character, 47.

Smith, Governor, 238.

Somers, Admiral, Sir George, 33, 45-50.

South Sea, 28, search for, 29, 42.

Southampton, insurrection in, 177.

Southern Historical Society, 248.

Spotswood, Alexander, Governor, 96; crosses
the Blue Ridge, 96, his home at Germanna,
97, n. 2.

Stamp Act, passed, 123, repealed, 125.

Stark, General, runs the gantlet, 20.

"Starving time" at Jamestown, 49.

State rights, 167, 183, 185, 186, 194.

Stuart, General J. E. B., 215, n. 1.

Suffrage, 78.

Sumter, Fort, 191, bombardment of, 102.

Tabb, John, member of the Committee of
Safety, 134.

Tarleton, Colonel, defeated at Cowpens, 153
his raid, 154.

Taxes, 123, 125.

Tea, tax on, 126, thrown overboard at Boston,
127.

Tempest, Shakespeare's origin of, 49.

Territory, Northwestern, 162, 163.

Texas, annexation of, 171.

Tobacco, history of, 64-65, used as money,
122, source of wealth, 168, factories, 250.

Tobacco Rebellion, 93.

Tomocomo, tries to take a census of England,
20, 21.

Towns, absence of, 251.

Turner, Nat, insurrection of, 177.

Tyler, John, President, 169.

Union, formation of 164, 165, what Virginians
did for the, 171, theories of, 183, 184.

United States, Constitution of, 164, 165.

University of Virginia, founding of, 173,
mention of, 246.

Valley, Shenandoah, 97, 98, 226; Jackson's
campaign in, 207, 235, n. 1.

Veto power of the king, 122.

Vicksburg, fall of, 217.

Vincennes, captured by Clark 160.

Virginia, origin of name, 28, original boundaries
of, 28, first charter of, 34, settlement
of, 37, colonization of under the London
Company, 34-63, first House of Burgesses
of, 58, becomes a royal colony, 66, under
the Commonwealth, 71 75; rebels under
Bacon, 81-91; settlement of the valley, 98,
colonial life in, 107-116, opposition to the
king's veto power, 122, espouses the cause
of Massachusetts, 127, 128, overthrows the
royal government, 130-135, proclaims her
self an independent commonwealth, 141,
takes active part in the Revolution, 138,
139, cedes her Northwest Territory, 163,
ratifies the Federal Constitution, 165, influence
upon other states, 173, tries to
maintain peace in, 1861, 191, secedes, 194,
in Civil War, 194 237, reconstruction and
restoration of, 238-244, recent events in,
245-254.

Virginia, the ironclad, 205, 206.

Virginia Gazette, The, 98.

Virginia Military Cadets at New Market, 224,
225.

Virginians, what they did for the Union, 171,
172, tribute to, 235, character of, 243, 253.

Virginia antiquities, preservation of, 248.

Virginia, West, 196, 197, n. 1.

Walker, Dr. Thomas, 171.

Washington, George, early history of, 101,
102, sent as envoy to the French, 102,
covers Braddock's retreat, 104, put in command
of the Continental troops, 137, 138,
Cornwallis surrenders to, 154, 155, President
of the United States, 167, his death
and character, 167, 168.

Washington Lee University, 246.

Webster, Daniel, 186.

Werowocomoco, 42.

West Virginia, becomes a separate state, 196,
197.

White, John, 30.

Wilderness, battles of, 222.

William and Mary College, 96, 246.

Winfield, Edward Maria, member of the first
Council, 36, president of the colony, 37,
deposed by the people, 44.

Wingandacon, 28.

Wives, the first in Virginia, 58.

Wythe, George, devises seal of Virginia, 142.

Yeardley, Governor, calls meeting of the first
House of Burgesses, 58.

Yorktown, siege of, 154, 155.