Virginia

Virginia is one of the original 13 states of the United States that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution and is part of the South. Its official name is the Commonwealth of Virginia; it is one of four states which use the name commonwealth. Virginia was the first part of the Americas to be colonized by England.

External links

• State Government website
• Charter to Sir Walter Raleigh : 1584
• The First Charter of Virginia; April 10, 1606
• The Second Charter of Virginia; May 23, 1609
• The Third Charter of Virginia; March 12, 1611
• U.S. Census Bureau
• Virginia Historical Society
• Virginia's Historical Markers
• Geography of Virginia