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US History timeline & concept chart: 16th-18th centuries (to 1754) British-American colonies: Difference between revisions
US History timeline & concept chart: 16th-18th centuries (to 1754) British-American colonies (view source)
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* the House of Burgesses was dissolved in 1776 as Virginia declared independence | * the House of Burgesses was dissolved in 1776 as Virginia declared independence | ||
** it was replaced by the House of Delegates, the lower body to a new General Assembly, along w/ the upper house, the Senate. | ** it was replaced by the House of Delegates, the lower body to a new General Assembly, along w/ the upper house, the Senate. | ||
* in 1779 the Assembly moved the state capital to Richmond, both for | |||
** a more central location for the growing state | |||
** protection from British attack during the War (in 1781 Richmond was burned by the British) | |||
=== Virginia "tobacco economy" === | === Virginia "tobacco economy" === | ||