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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Virginia history"”.
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"A journey to the land of Eden": a survey of Virginia land use from 1584 to 1884
The attitudes of Virginia explorers and colonists toward the land and its resources and how these attitudes informed their treatment of them was investigated. The effect of the expectation that Virginia was a newly discovered Garden of Eden on plant cultivation was explored, in terms of agriculture …
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James Alexander Walker: a biography
… on August 21, 1832. Raised in Augusta County, Virginia, he was an active youth. In 1848, he entered the Virginia Military Institute. Though a fine student, in 1852, he was dismissed for his poor conduct in the class of Major Thomas J. Jackson. In the years before the Civil War, Walker worked as …
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"So Calamitous a Situation": The Causes and Course of Dunmore's War, 1744-1774
… Waters” of the trans-Allegheny region of Virginia, which included the valleys of the Ohio River and its lower tributary system. This thesis traces the origins of the war, and suggests that, among other things, the provisions in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 for the westward extension of …
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Land, Labor, and Reform: Hill Carter, Slavery, and Agricultural Improvement at Shirley Plantation, 1816-1866
… made at Shirley occupy an important place in Virginia history. Few scholars, however, have analyzed their roles adequately. Previous studies' overwhelming concentration on the architectural and material culture history of the plantation has left Carter's role as one of Virginia's preeminent …
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Design of Early Ordinaries and Taverns in Montgomery County, Virginia from 1773 to 1823
… these settlers headed westward through southwest Virginia. With the first stops along the Wilderness Road being in Montgomery County, this study sought to determine if public houses existed in this county between the years 1773-1823, and if so, where were they located and who operated them. …
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We don't want them in our schools: Black School Equality, Desegregation, and Massive Resistance in Southwest Virginia, 1920s-1960s
… from the 1920s until the 1960s in southwest Virginia and consequently the resistance from White residents and officials. Resistance to the status quo of inequality between Black and White schools in Pulaski County, Virginia began as early as the 1920s. This activism continued through the …
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Conservative Reactions in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts 1780-1790
Any writer who undertakes to discuss conservative reactions among people of another generation is almost automatically obliged to inform the reader how the term, "conservative,” will be used. The understanding and usage of this concept may vary among different men and in different ages.
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"Under an Ill Tongue": Witchcraft and Religion in Seventeenth-Century Virginia
… of religion, both institutional and private, in Virginia's dealings with witchcraft during the seventeenth century. The witch trials of New England and Europe during the 1600s have tended to overshadow those that simultaneously took place in Virginia, leaving historians to prematurely regard …
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Virginiana
Virginiana is a poetry collection that explores Virginia landscapes within the context of grief, history, and trauma. These poems exist at the intersection of physical pain and emotional pain. Among other topics, the poems examine the experience of living with three chronic health conditions. The …
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"For Country and For Home": Elite Richmond Women and Changing Southern Womanhood during the First World War
Using Richmond as a case study, this thesis seeks to answer the following question: what was the effect of the First World War on elite white Richmond women's roles as southern women? This thesis argues that, while white southern women's roles had been changing since the Civil War, it was not until …
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The Evolution of Gentility in Eighteenth-Century England and Colonial Virginia
… in England and the origins of Virginia's landed class.
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A History of Education for Black Students in Fairfax County Prior to 1954
… for black students in Fairfax County, Virginia. The research will first address a brief history of education in Virginia. The second and third chapters will respectively address education for black students in the state and pre-Civil War education in Fairfax County. Chapters four and …