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Virginia

Virginia is a region on the Atlantic coast of North America, named in honour of Queen Elizabeth I. The colony founded at Jamestown in 1607 was the first permanent English settlement in America. Its tobacco plantations, worked increasingly by enslaved Africans, made it a central part of the early British Empire in the Atlantic.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Virginia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/virginia
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“Virginia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/virginia. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Virginia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/virginia.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Virginia’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/virginia (Accessed: ).

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