Mrs. Provencio
I am a library science student at Old Dominion University, and I am the librarian at Montclair Elementary School in Prince William County, VA.
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State Abbreviation - VAState Capital - RichmondLargest City - Virginia BeachArea - 42,769 square miles [Virginia is the 35th biggest state in the USA]Population - 8,260,405 (as of 2013) [Virginia is the 12th most populous state in the USA]Name for Residents - VirginiansMajor Industries - farming (tobacco, peanuts, corn, sweet potatoes, poultry, ham), tourism, US Navy warships, mining (coal), lumber (for paper and furniture), government workers Presidential Birthplaces George Washington was born in Westmoreland County on February 22, 1732 (he was the 1st US President, serving from 1789 to 1797). Thomas Jefferson was born in Shadwell on April 13, 1743 (he was the 3rd US President, serving from 1801 to 1809). James Madison was born in Port Conway on March 16, 1751 (he was the 4th US President, serving from 1809 to 1817). Virginia State Symbols and Emblems: Animal Symbols: Plant Symbols: Earth Symbols: Related Pages:
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The Powhatan peoples on the east coast spoke the Algonquian language and lived in longhouses made from tree saplings covered with grass or bark mats. A number of tribes joined together to create the Powhatan Confederacy under the leadership of Chief Powhatan. Chief Powhatan was also the father of Pocahontas who would later marry English settler John Rolfe.
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