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Why does the Mayflower Compact talk about a colony in Virginia?
Colonial America, was claimed in the name of Queen Elizabeth of England, also known as the virgin queen, so it was this land that the Puritans were heading for, but landed North of what we know as present day Virginia.
By 1750 European nations had claimed most of the New World. Which Nation claimed the most land?
Spain
The western countries of Virginia that refused to secede from the union became which state?
Virginia now became west Virginia and Virginia
Whom did the Virginia Plan favor and why?
The Virginia plan favored the people of Virginia.
This document proposed that Congress could force a state to obey a national law?
Virginia Plan
What country first claimed west Virginia?
England
What was the boundary of land in the west claimed by Virginia?
Appalachian mountains
Who was the governor of Virginia who claimed that the Ohio valley was a british?
Dinwiddie
Pittsburgh was claimed by what two colonies?
Pennsylvania and Virginia. Incidentally, Toledo was claimed by the State of Ohio and the Territory of Michigan.
Who was the governor of Virginia who claimed that the Ohio Valley was a British colony?
Dinwiddie
What state was originally claimed by Catholics?
Maryland was originally claimed by Catholics.
How was Virginia's name chosen?
"Virginia" was a title for Queen Elizabeth who never got married and claimed that she was a virgin. The state was named after the queen.
The Atlantic coast from Newfoundland to Virginia was claimed for?
i dont know but its probably king james I
Where was the settlement at Roanoke island attempted?
The settlement at Roanoke Island was attempted in present-day North Carolina, along the eastern coast of the United States. It was one of the first English attempts to establish a permanent colony in the New World in the late 16th century.
Who claimed that states did not have to obey national laws they believed to be unconstitutional?
Kentucky and Virginia Resolution's.
Did the Americans buy Illinois?
No, Illinois was never purchased. It was claimed by the French but soon ceded to the British and then later to Virginia who claimed it as part of their territory. A few years later Virginia gave up their claim to Illinoise territory to the United States who then deemed it part of the Northwest Territories.
All of the Old Northwest Territory was claimed by Virginia because it was the first colony founded in the New World?
false
