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Most people have never heard of Nat Turner’s Slave rebellion, even though it is the most successful slave rebellion in U.S. history. It occurred in Southampton County, Virginia, In the year 1831, and was therefore also called the Southampton Insurrection. The rebellion was led by a slave named Nat Turner. He was an extremely religious man and followed a series of signs he saw, environmental and spiritual both, to start the rebellion, which was extremely deadly to the whites in the area, causing…

by William Berkeley, the governor of Virginia. Bacon’s rebellion was a power struggle between two stubborn, selfish leaders, Nathaniel Bacon and Governor Sir William Berkeley who fought over Indian policy. Bacon's followers resented the planting elite because of the control they had on the colony’s resources and government. To understand the rebellion, it is important to understand the role indentured servants played and the situation poor farmers in Virginia faced in the 1660s. In Southern…

Jamestown was America's first permanent English colony in 1607. The settlement went through a series of problems. A lot of people died due to disease and lack of food. They also did not have a government. They made relations with the Indians to trade with them. Eventually they decided they needed a leader and Captain John Smith became the colonies leader in 1608. Smith provided food to only those who worked. He had a strong “no work, no food” policy. He then died in 1631 and his departure led to…

social structure of Virginia, which was based on the ownership of land and property more so, than race. Whereas, Morgan’s article “Slavery and Freedom”, laid into “the American paradox,” which is explained by “the rise of liberty and equality in this country was accompanied by the rise of slavery [of blacks].” This does not mean they completely contradict one another, but instead shows the unfortunate direction Virginia took by the 1700s. Breen and…

p. 5). The Civil War was started when Southern states declared independence by seceding from the Union. South Carolina was the first state to secede in 1860 and they were later joined by Florida, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, and Tennessee to form the Confederate States of America (as…

a delegate for another area . There, his studious upbringing was prominent and he was dubbed painfully shy. Through this position, he was appointed as a delegate to the constitutional convention for the state of Virginia. This constitution created a declaration of independence for Virginia as well as a bill of rights. Madison himself contributed very little. He was still a junior politician and nervous, and, although he did suggest a few amendments, he had little impact on the creation . It…

Louisiana were the first seven states the seceded from the Union and carried on with their own political affairs and government hence leading to the Civil War. After the War began in 1861, the seven states were joined by four other southern states, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Arkansas. These eleven states formed the Confederate States of America while the rest of the other states remained with the Union. From a Utilitarian point of view, The Southern states were not justified for…

My interviewee knew very little about the American colonial period, for he never took an interest to learn about it throughout his life time. In high school my interviewee learned that there were many colonials in North American who got their freedom from Britain because they were differences. He also learned about all of the battles that the American colonists fought against the British Empire, and the colonist being the first ever Americans. The American revolutionary war fascinated my…

In January 2016, 637,067 homeless citizens were accounted for in the US. Out of those 637,067, 4,000 were accounted for in Virginia. Homelessness in Virginia has gone up 4.2% in the last three years. Aren’t those facts just a bit unsettling? When I heard we had to a Capstone Project, I knew homelessness in VA had to be incorporated into my project. The project is called Project HOHRVA. Project HOHRVA consists of two drives at RRES & PVES and volunteering at HomeAgain, a small homeless…

I. The United States Naval Academy is located in the capital of Maryland. It is 30 miles east of Washington D.C. as well as 25 miles south of Baltimore. Tree-lined brick walls, scenic vistas of Chesapeake Bay and French Renaissance are all features of The Yard, USNA’s campus. When the Naval Academy was first built, it was 10 acres, but has now expanded to be about 338 acres. On the campus, the nearly 4,000 midshipmen are named the Brigade of Midshipmen. The Brigade of Midshipmen are split into…