Virginia , State, United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...state, United States state of the south-central United States. It is bordered by...of Virginians work in government, especially in the...Langley. Government, Politics, and Higher Education...College, at Petersburg. History Early Settlements of...Anglicans, and during the civil war in England, many well...the French and Indian Wars , in which Virginians...migration. After the war many indebted planters...they did not invade the state in full force until...Constitution of the United States, Virginians, especially...Insurrection, and Civil War As the cotton economy...Secession came (Apr. 17, 1861) only after all attempts...