(Encyclopedia) Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, in U.S. history, resolutions passed in opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts, which were enacted by the Federalists in 1798. The Jeffersonian…
(Encyclopedia) Virginia, in Roman legend, daughter of the centurion Virginius. Her father stabbed her to save her from the lust of Appius Claudius Crassus, decemvir. This precipitated the fall of the…
(Encyclopedia) Virginia, city (1990 pop. 9,410), St. Louis co., NE Minn., on the Mesabi range; inc. 1892. In addition to its iron mines—both open-pit and underground—the city has foundries, lumbering…
Virginia, known as the “Mother of Presidents,” is one of the oldest and most historically significant states in the US. Located on the nation’s eastern shore, it was crucial in the country’s…
West Virginia State Information
Capital: Charleston
Official Name: West Virginia
Organized as territory/republic: July 1, 1861
Entered Union (rank): June 20, 1863 (35th state)
Present…
by James Madison
On May 29, 1787, Virginia delegate Edmund Randolph proposed what became known as "The Virginia Plan." Written primarily by fellow Virginian James Madison, the plan traced the…
The statehood of West Virginia by Liz Olson West Virginia Day celebrates West Virginia’s admission to the United States of America on June 20, 1863. Although observed unofficially…
Virginia: Persons per square mile, 2000
Virginia: White persons, percent, 2000
Virginia: Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000
Virginia: American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent,…
