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In 1832, by a narrow margin, this state's legislature rejected considering abolition; a split was completed in 1863 |
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In 1985 this state elected Lt. Gov. L. Douglas Wilder as its first African-American statewide officeholder |
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At the turn of the 19th century, James Monroe was this state's leader; he'd leave the job but get re-elected in 1811 |
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2015-02-13 |
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In the first census, 1790, New York was America's largest city & this was the most populous state |
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This colony's expansion west began after its Gov. Spotswood led a 1716 expedition into the Shenandoah Valley |
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In 1776 23-year-old William & Mary grad Edmund Randolph became Attorney General of this state |
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Shirley Plantation in this state was the site of the 1793 wedding of Robert E. Lee's parents |
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Yorktown surrender took place in this state |
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