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Vor einem Tag · The establishment of the Roanoke Colony ( / ˈroʊənoʊk / ROH-ə-nohk) was an attempt by Sir Walter Raleigh to found the first permanent English settlement in America. The colony was founded in 1585, but it was visited by a ship in 1590 and the crew found that the colonists had disappeared under unknown circumstances.
Vor 4 Tagen · Virginia, constituent state of the U.S., one of the original 13 colonies. It is bordered by Maryland to the northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, North Carolina and Tennessee to the south, Kentucky to the west, and West Virginia to the northwest. The state capital is Richmond.
Vor einem Tag · Die deutschen Kolonien (offiziell Schutzgebiete genannt) wurden vom Deutschen Reich seit den 1880er Jahren angeeignet und nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg gemäß dem Versailler Vertrag von 1919 abgetreten. Die deutschen Kolonien waren 1914 das an Fläche drittgrößte Kolonialreich nach dem britischen und französischen.
Vor einem Tag · Das Gebiet der nun unabhängigen Kolonien umfasste das Gebiet folgender 16 der heute 50 Bundesstaaten der Vereinigten Staaten: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Vermont, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina und Georgia.
Vor 2 Tagen · Chesapeake, independent city, southeastern Virginia, U.S. It lies along the Elizabeth River on the Tidewater coastal plain, adjacent to Suffolk , Portsmouth , Norfolk , and Virginia Beach , and extends southward from Hampton Roads (natural roadstead) to the North Carolina border.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Vor 2 Tagen · There were no laws regarding slavery early in Virginia's history, but, in 1640, a Virginia court sentenced John Punch, an African, to life in servitude after he attempted to flee his service. The two whites with whom he fled were sentenced only to an additional year of their indenture, and three years' service to the colony. [121]
Vor 2 Tagen · This is a list of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia. There are currently 123 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs), and 2 former NHLs.
