1	Y.E.S. Explores Virginia History Slide presentation created by Mrs. McLeod and Mrs. O’Reilly 4^th grade classes at Yorktown Elementary School May, 2007
2	VS 2 - Virginia’s Relative Location Virginia’s boarding states are Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina. Virginia has two boarding bodies of water, the Chesapeake Bay, and the Atlantic Ocean. Virginia has five geographic regions called the Tidewater, Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley and Ridge, and the Appalachian Plateau.
3	VS 2 Virginia Coastal Plain Region The Coastal Plain Region of Virginia has several main industries. They include shipbuilding, tourism, and federal military installations. The area around Hampton Roads is the center of Virginia shipbuilding.
4	VS 2 Virginia’s Piedmont Region The Piedmont is located near the fall line. The land of the region consists of rolling hills. The land makes the rivers narrow.
5	VS 2 Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountain Region This region is the source of many rivers. It is part of the Appalachian Mountain system. It is located between the Piedmont and Valley and Ridge Region.
6	VS 2 Virginia’s Valley and Ridge Region A valley is an area of land between mountains and a ridge is a line of mountains. The Valley and Ridge Region is located west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. This region is also a part of the Appalachian Mountain system.
7	VS 2 Virginia’s Appalachian Plateau Region The main industry of the Appalachian Plateau Region is coal. Coal is the main power source for our electricity. Many people find jobs there in coal mines.
8	VS 2 Important Water Features of Virginia The main rivers in VA are the York, James, Potomac, and the Rappahannock Rivers. Virginia is boarded by the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. All of the rivers flow into the Chesapeake Bay.
9	VS 2 Native Americans of VA Algonquian lived in the Tidewater Region. Iroquoian lived along North Carolina and Southwest Virginia. Siouan lived in the Piedmont Region.
10	VS 3 Three Reasons Why England Wanted an American Colony England wanted to increase her wealth and power. England hoped that the colonists would send back raw materials. England also thought a place in the new world would start a good trade route.
11	VS 3 The Charters of the Virginia Company of London It gave them the right to establish a settlement in North America. They would have the same rights as free Englishmen back home. The venture was primarily an economic one because the Company and King James I hoped to find silver and gold in the new land.
12	VS 8 The Problems of Early Jamestown The water there was dirty. The settlers died from diseases. Their houses burnt down.
13	VS 3-The First Permanent English Settlement: Jamestown [1607] The goal of the English colony of Jamestown was more power, gold, and raw materials. The boats used to travel to Jamestown were the Godspeed, Susan Constant, and Discovery. Jamestown was easily defended, it had a nice harbor, and they thought it had fresh water.
14	VS 3 Virginia’s New Government {1619} King James sent a message that said the colonists could now make their own laws. The important meeting of the Virginia Assembly was the beginning of the government by the people. The House Of Burgesses later became known the General Assembly. The General Assembly is still our legislative {law making} body today.
15	VS 3 - The Hardships and Survival of Jamestown Jamestown had a bad water supply. The early colonists didn’t have enough skills in farming, fishing, or anything of that sort. The colonists did not have enough food supplies to survive rough winters.
16	VS 3 The Colony Changes: Africans, Women, and Tobacco With the arrival of Africans and women, Jamestown was becoming a more diverse colony. The arrival of the women made it possible for the settlers to start families. The tobacco farms soon grew so large they needed more and more workers to plant and harvest the crops.
17	VS 4 The Capital Cities of Early Jamestown Jamestown was the first capital city. Williamsburg was the second capital city of Virginia. Richmond is the present capital city of Virginia.
18	VS 4 Money, Barter, and Credit in Early Jamestown Few people had paper money and coins to use to buy goods and services. This lack of money forced the colonists to barter. One thing that was used for bartering was tobacco. Farmers and consumers bought goods and services with credit.
19	VS 5 Reasons for Colonial Independence The colonies wanted to have the right to govern themselves. The colonies were getting taxed without representation in the English Parliament. The Continental Congress asked the king to stop unfair tax laws, but he didn’t.
20	VS 5- Thomas Jefferson He wrote the Declaration of Independence. It declared that the authority to govern belonged to the people rather than to kings. It also stated that all people were created equal.
21	VS 5 George Washington and the Revolutionary War George Washington led the Continental Army into the Revolutionary War. He also served as Commander-In-Chief. George Washington was elected first president of the United States, and became known as the Father of Our Country.
22	VS 5 Patrick Henry and the Revolutionary War Patrick Henry gave a speech that made a lot of people fight for the Continental Army, ”Give me liberty or give me death.” He was in the Continental Congress and represented VA. He spoke out against English tax laws.
23	VS 5 James Armistead Lafayette He was a slave from Virginia. Lafayette served in the army as a spy. Lafayette was famous for delivering information to other spies.
24	VS 5 American Victory at Yorktown Over 5,000 African Americans chose to fight for the Continental Army. Women drove wagons, rode with army supply trains, made gunpowder, sewed and repaired uniforms for the troops, and worked as nurses and cooks. On October 19, 1781, after 6 long years of fighting, the English General Cornwallis surrendered to the Continental Army at Yorktown, Virginia.
25	VS 6 Building a New Nation: George Washington/Farther of our Country George Washington was the first president of the USA. He was also called Father of our Country. He was present at the first Continental Congress.
26	VS 6 Building a New Nation: James Madison/Father of the Constitution
27	VS 6 George Mason/Declaration of Rights George Mason wrote the Declaration of Rights. The Declaration of Rights was written in 1776. The Bill of Rights came from the Declarations of Rights.
28	VS 6 Building a New Nation..Thomas Jefferson/Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom stated that all people should be free to worship as they want. This document was the basis for the First Amendment to the Constitution which protects freedom of religion. This meant that no one could be punished or have their rights taken away because of their religious beliefs.
29	VS 7 Differences Between the Northern and Southern States The South wanted more slave states. The North wanted free states. This argument started a war called the Civil War.
30	VS 7 Reasons for the Civil War The northern and the southern states disagreed over slavery. They also disagreed on states’ rights. They were not in agreement on preservation of the union.
31	VS 7 Nat Turner In 1831, a slave by the name Nat Turner led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia. For two nights, Turner and 60 to 70 slaves roamed the countryside killing white children, men, and women as they slept. Turner was eventually captured and put to death.
32	VS 7 Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman was an African American, and a runaway slave from Maryland. Harriet Tubman created the “Underground Railroad’’ sending other slaves to the North for freedom. For 10 years she risked her life to lead hundreds of slaves to freedom.
33	VS 7 John Brown John Brown did not think slavery was right, so he was an abolitionist. In 1859, John Brown and 21 followers captured the U.S. arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, VA. John Brown was found guilty of treason so he was hanged.
34	VS 7 Abraham Lincoln He was elected president in 1860. Southern states seceded from the Union after he was elected. He was a powerful leader and against slavery.
35	VS 7 Virginia`s Role in the Civil War Virginia became a major battleground between Union and Confederate troops. Important sea battles took place near cities of Norfolk and Hampton. Virginia was the largest, richest and most populous of the southern states.
36	VS 7 Battle of Bull Run/Stonewall Jackson Thomas Stonewall Jackson got his name when somebody called him Stonewall at the Battle of Bull Run. Thomas Stonewall Jackson won the Battle of Bull Run. Thomas Stonewall Jackson fought for the Confederacy.
37	VS 7 Robert E. Lee Robert E. Lee was offered command of union forces but he said, “No, I cannot fight against VA.” Robert E. Lee was a general in the Confederate Army. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse, VA.
38	VS 7 Ulysses S. Grant Lincoln gave Grant command of all Union troops. Grant led the Union Army into the burning city of Richmond.
39	VS 7 Monitor & Merrimack The Monitor & Merrimack were two ironclad ships that fought in the Civil War. The Merrimack used to be called the U.S.S. Virginia. The sea battle took place in the waters near Norfolk and Hampton. The long sea battle ended in a draw.
40	VS 7 Surrender at Appomattox After a long four year bloody war, it finally ended with Robert E. Lee surrendering at Appomattox Courthouse, VA. Ulysses S. Grant did not let his troops fire cannons to celebrate the Union’s victory. He did not take Robert E. Lee’s sword because he did not want to embarrass Lee.
41	VS 8 What Problems Did Virginia Face During Reconstruction? Virginia’s economy was ruined by the war. The war had left much of Virginia in ruins. The state also faced the problem of what to do with it’s freed slaves.
42	VS 8 Freedman’s Bureau and Sharecropping It was developed during reconstruction to help solve the farming problems caused by the Civil War. This government agency provided food , schools, and medical care for freed slaves and others in need in Virginia. Farmers needed workers but they did not have money to pay them. Sharecropping began.
43	VS 8 Jim Crow Laws The Jim Crow Laws affected African Americans. Laws were unfair to African and poor whites. Most laws were passed to start segregation.
44	VS 8 Development After the Civil War
45	VS 9 Massive Reconstruction The first major problem faced by Virginians was a lack of money. During this period African Americans started to have power in VA’s government. The population of VA’s cities grew rapidly after the Civil War.
46	VS 9 Maggie L. Walker Maggie L. Walker refused to accept poor treatment She opened St. Luke’s Penny Savings Bank in Richmond, Virginia She was the first woman and First African American to hold the position of bank president in the United States.
47	VS 9 Harry F. Byrd,Sr. Harry F. Byrd did some good things and an unfair thing. Some good things he did was modernized our state government and another was he improved our state roads. The unfair thing he did was he closed all schools in Virginia that tried to integrate.
48	VS 9 Arthur R. Ashe Jr. Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. was the first African American winner of a major men’s tennis singles championship. His illustrious 10-year career began on the public recreation courts in Richmond, VA. During this period, he won three Grand Slam Singles titles and accumulated over 800 career victories!
49	VS 9 L. Douglas Wilder In 1989, L. Douglas Wilder was elected the first African American governor of VA. He is still alive this day. He was a poor African American who once shined shoes. But later on L. Douglas Wilder became a Virginia governor.
50	VS 10 Present Day - VA State Government The Virginia state government is made up of three parts called branches. The three branches are called Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, and Judicial Branch. The legislative branch is known as the General Assembly which makes state laws. The Executive Branch is the Governor's Office. The Judicial Branch is the court system.
51	VS 10 -The Coastal Plain Region’s Industries and Products The industries are ship building and tourism. The major product is seafood. The largest industry is tourism.
52	VS 10 Present Day -The Piedmont Region’s Industries and Products The Piedmont’s main products are tobacco products(cigarettes and pipe tobacco) and information technology (computers). It’s main industries are technology, federal and state government offices, farming, and textiles. The Piedmont Region manufactures more textiles than any other region in the country.
53	VS 10 The Blue Ridge Mountains Industries and Products The main industry in this region is the recreation industry. The beautiful mountains of this region offer miles of trails and numerous campgrounds. The main product of this region is apples, which are shipped all over the country.
54	VS 10 Present Day - The Valley and Ridge Region’s Industries and Products The main industry of the Valley and Ridge Region is farming. This region produces two major products: apples and poultry. The soil in this region is good for growing fruit trees.
55	VS 10 Appalachian Plateau Region’s Industries and Products Appalachian Plateau is an area located in southwest Virginia. Only a small part of plateau is located in Virginia. A product found there is coal which is used for heat, electricity, ships and many other things.