James City County, Virginia

Tom’s Brook in what was then Frederick County, Virginia. He raised corn, wheat, potatoes and barley enough to distill an amount of whiskey, as was the habit of virtually every colonial that could. He also raised hogs and a few cattle. The farm was close to

Back in the late 1700s, James Madison helped the U.S. constitution. He was born in 1751, and grew up in Orange county, Virginia. James Madison was a successful man, a great man that owned and held 3,000 slaves. James Madison got caught up tensions between colonists and British authorities. Madison wrote more than fought. That writing took Madison to Orange county representatives. Somewhere along the line, James Madison met Thomas Jefferson. Madison is a federalist at his best. Madison was campaigning

The state bird is a bird of the state and it is red brown and black. Its name is Cardinal. It became a state in June 25 1788. The number the state became was the 10th state. The capital is Richmond. The nickname of Virginia is the old dominion. The state flower is a flower of the state. The state flower is white around it and green in the middle. The state flower name is dogwood. The state tree is a tree of the state. It is named flowering dog wood. The population is 8,001,024 and the ranked is

heroes of war or heroes of countries. James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States embodied both. By many James Monroe was considered the hero of the American Revolution. While men like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson shaped the American presidency, James Monroe was able to leave his own footprint on the nation. James Monroe was born on April 28, 1758, in Westmoreland county, Virginia. Monroe’s parents died when he was in his mid-teens. James and his siblings shared an inheritance

On April 28th, 1758, in Westmoreland county, Virginia, James Monroe was born to a farmer named Spence Monroe and his wife, Elizabeth Jones. James Monroe entered the College of William and Mary at 16 years of age in Williamsburg, Virginia. In order for him to join the continental Army in 1776, in efforts to fight for independence from Great Britain, he left his studies. During the Battle of Trenton, he became a lieutenant and had the privilege of crossing the Delaware river with General George Washington

drastic. As stated before it was Lincoln’s dedication to his ethical values and not giving up on his pursuit for a better America. The Battle of Antietam (also known as Sharpsburg) stopped the pursuit of the Confederate Army trying to enter into Virginia and is known as one of the bloodiest one day battles in America. (NPS.gov Staff 2017) On 17 September 1862 “23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of savage combat.” (NPS.gov Staff 2017) This battle helped President Lincoln

Lindsay Jones March 7, 2016 Social Studies James Monroe On April 28, 1758, James Monroe was born in a town of Westmoreland County, Virginia. His parents Spence Monroe a farmer and carpenter and his mother Elizabeth Jones Monroe had seven children. Monroe was the oldest of all his siblings and was home schooled. His mother was his teacher until 1769, at the age of eleven, Monroe attended his first school, Campbeltown Academy. James had thought that he would inherit his father 's farm, but in

report on James Monroe. James Monroe was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia on April 28, 1758 then died July 4, 1831 in New York, New york. When James Monroe was younger they use to call him The Last Cocked Hat, The Last of The Crooked Hats, and The Era of Good Feelings President. James Monroe during his childhood he became part of the continental Army and fought in the battles of Lexington and Concord. The battle of Lexington and Concord was fought on April 19, 1775 through 1783. James Monroe dad

1790, John Tyler was born, in a place called Charles City County (His future presidential competition, William Henry Harrison, also came from here). A racist and a, well, racist, the future of the nation would one day fall onto his shoulders. We’re just not quite there yet. In 1807, John Tyler graduated from the College of William and Mary. He had gained a love of Shakespeare there, and his political views were shaped by a bishop named James Madison, the college president. After that, his father

Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel (HRBT) and James River Bridge (JRB) Project The Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel (HRBT) is 3.5 miles long crossing for Interstate 64 which connects the South Hampton Roads cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach with the Peninsula cities of Hampton and Newport News. One of the world’s first submerged tunnels connected to a man-made island. The HRBT was pristinely opened in 1957 superseding vehicular ferries that operated between Norfolk on the Southside, Hampton and Newport