Founded: 1607 by John Smith and others, at Jamestown

Major Industry: Plantation agriculture (tobacco, wheat, corn)

Major Cities: Jamestown, Williamsburg, Richmond

Colony Named for: England's "Virgin Queen," Elizabeth I

Became a State: June 25, 1788

More on Colonial Virginia
Jamestown Rediscovery
Colonial Williamsburg
The First Virginia Convention

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