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Early Virginia to 1775

Becoming a Homeplace

This section tells how the first people came to Virginia about 16,000 years ago, developed agriculture, and settled the land. Go to this section

Contact and Conflict

This section focuses on the settlement of colonial Virginia and the complex interactions of its English, Native American, and African inhabitants. Go to this section

Becoming Virginians

This section demonstrates the steady diversification from a strictly English colony to a pluralistic society between 1607 and 1775. Go to this section


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