Virginia


 * Virginia**

Welcome to the **Old Dominion!**

__**State Facts, Climate, Region and Geography**__


 * Virginia is **42,326** square miles
 * Virginia has a poulation of **7,882,590** people
 * Virginia has **Rural, Suburban, and Urban** areas
 * **Chesapeke Bay** is a big water area in Virgina
 * There are **swamps, beaches, water, plains, and mountains** in Virginia
 * Virginia is in the **Southeast** region
 * Viginia can be **cold** and **warm** it really depends on where you are

__**Natural resources, Industries, and Crops**__
 * Virginia's natural resources are **Coal, Wood, Gravel, Zinc, Lead, Limestone, Gypsum, Granite, Feldspar, Kyanite, Uranium, Vermiculite**
 * Virginia's Industries are **Manufacturing of foods, electrical equiptment, textiles, chemicals, and paper**
 * Virginia has one crop **Tobbaco** they also have **Livestock**

__**Government**__


 * Virginia's capital is **Richmond**
 * Virginia's Governer is **Bob Mcdonnell**
 * **11** total respresenitives for the state

__**Thousands of years**__ before the colonists came Native Americans came 1607** - English Colonists came **
 * __History__**
 * __1584__**-Sir Walter Raliegh names Virginia after the Virgin Queen Elizabeth the 1
 * __1788__**-Virginia becomes the 10th state
 * __1861__**-Civil War starts
 * __1863__**-West Virginia breaks away from Virginia
 * __1865__**-Civil War ends

__**Native Americans**__

The Native Americans in Virginia came thousands of years before the English colonist did. They hunted fish and game. Natives also grew corn, squash, and beans. that leads to the Native Americans eating all of those foods. Native tribes like the Powahatan fought with the English very much. Some Powatans in Virginia like Pochahantas didn't want to fight. Pocahontas lowered the population of English Native fights but after she passed they went right back up. Today the people of the Powahatan live scattered across Virginia.

__**State Symbols**__
 * Virginia's state bird is the **Cardinal**
 * Virginia's state shell is the **Oyster**
 * Virginia's state Tree and flower are the **American Dogwood**
 * Virginia's state beverage is **Milk**


 * __Tourism__**


 * Some fun places to go in Virginia are **Virginia Beach, The Pentagon, Arlington Cemetery, Richmond International Raceway,** and also **Blue Ridge Mountain**
 * **Edgar Allen Poe, Pocahontas, and Sandra Bullock** are some of the Famous people from Virginia
 * The Beverage recipe for Virginia is **Old Virginia Wassail**
 * The Dessert Recipe for Virginia is **Peanut Brittle**


 * __Interesting Facts__**
 * West Virginia used to be apart of Virginia
 * Virginia has __**NO**__ Pro Sports Teams
 * Virginia's motto is **Thus Always to Tryants**