1776 to 1860
Becoming Americans
This section reveals how a sense of national identity arose from the shared struggle with the other colonies against Great Britain. Go to this section
Becoming Southerners
This section shows how, as a million Virginians moved west, sectional crises over slavery led those who remained to develop a sense of identity as southerners. Go to this section
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