Commonwealth of Virginia

Commonwealth of Virginia
Commonwealth of Virginia;
Capital	Richmond
Largest city	Virginia Beach
Area
• Total	110,786 km²
Population
• 2022 estimate	8,683,619

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Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the eastern United States. In the mid-19th century, it had 72 crimes punishable by death for slaves and only two for white men.^[1]

History

Early colonization

Map of indigenous nations in what is now Virginia

In 1585, Richard Grenville looted and burned an entire village after a native stole one silver cup.

The English founded the settlement of Jamestown in the Powhatan confederacy in 1607. Some settlers left to join the Powhatans in order to avoid starvation during the winter of 1610. When Chief Wahunsenacawh refused to return the runaways in the summer, settlers attacked the natives and killed 15 or 16 people. In 1622, the Powhatans counterattacked and killed hundreds of settlers.^[2]

References

↑ Domenico Losurdo (2011). Liberalism: A Counter-History: 'Were Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century England and America Liberal?' (pp. 102–103). [PDF] Verso. ISBN 9781844676934 [LG]
↑ Howard Zinn (1980). A People's History of the United States: 'Columbus, the Indians, and Human Progress' (pp. 18–19). [PDF] HarperCollins. ISBN 0060194480

[1] Domenico Losurdo (2011). Liberalism: A Counter-History: 'Were Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century England and America Liberal?' (pp. 102–103). [PDF] Verso. ISBN 9781844676934 [LG]

[:02-2] Howard Zinn (1980). A People's History of the United States: 'Columbus, the Indians, and Human Progress' (pp. 18–19). [PDF] HarperCollins. ISBN 0060194480

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