The Confederate Flag of the CSS Virginia: The Stars and Bars were the first official flag of the Confederacy. Although a striking likeness is shared between this flag and to the Union’s “Stars and Stripes‚” the symbols are representations of two nations at war; two very different places and mindsets. The Confederate Stars and Bars were flown from March‚ 1861‚ to May‚ 1863 and throughout that time this flag would gain stars at the same rate that the confederacy gained states into their union‚
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In June of 1958‚ Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving married in the District of Columbia. They were residents of Virginia but due to Virginia’s laws they weren’t able to marry within their state. The state of Virginia prevented marriages based on racial classification. After the couple married they returned to their home state in Caroline County where they were then charged for violating Virginia’s ban on interracial marriages. The Loving’s went to court and was sentenced to a year in jail. However
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Powhatan The Powhatan (also spelled Powatan and Powhaten)‚ is the name of a Virginia Indian[1] tribe. It is also the name of a powerful group of tribes which they dominated. It is estimated that there were about 14‚000-21‚000 of these native Powhatan people in eastern Virginia when the English settled Jamestown in 1607.[2] They were also known as Virginia Algonquians‚ as they spoke an eastern-Algonquian language known as Powhatan. In the late 16th and early 17th centuries‚ a mamanatowick (paramount
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Virginia Beach is an amazing place for a family vacation. Enjoy a hospitable and comfortable accommodation with some of their beach hotels. Virginia Beach is one of the most populated cities which belong to the territory of the United States of America. It is an autonomous city situated in the South Hampton Roads. Virginia Beach is famous around the world because it is home to some of the finest beaches‚ resorts‚ hotels‚ restaurants and entertainment centers. Yearly activities such as surfing events
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The colony of Virginia was drastically changed over the century of its establishment. Early in the colonization process there were many hardships as described by George Percy (Doc. A). However‚ the colonists were able to alter their colony with the aid of the tobacco industry along with the use of indentured servants‚ and most notably slaves. The tobacco plantations and the numerous able-bodied workers were capable to create an industry in which the colonists would depend on socially and economically
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Loving v. Virginia Loving v. Virginia was a landmark civil rights decision of the USSC (United States Supreme Court)‚ which invalidated laws prohibiting interracial marriage. The case was brought by Mildred Loving‚ a colored woman‚ and Richard Loving‚ a white man‚ were sentenced to a year in prison in Virginia for marrying each other. Their marriage violated the state’s anti-miscegenation statue‚ the Racial Integrity Act of 1924‚ which prohibited marriage between people classified as “white”
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The Transformation of Colonial Virginia‚ 1606-1700 In 1606‚ settlers of the Virginia Company of England embarked on an expedition to the New World‚ their goal being to found a settlement in the Virginia Colony. After a lengthy journey‚ the settlers came upon the mouth of the Chesapeake River‚ making landfall at Cape Henry. Their site would come to be known as Jamestown‚ widely regarded as the first permanent English settlement in America. However‚ the momentous task of establishing a society
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Due to the hardships Virginia faced in the early seventeenth century‚ the colonists made efforts to improve Virginia’s drawbacks‚ ultimately changing the colonies socially and economically. These changes occurred at the beginning of disease-ridden‚ famined‚ and lowly populated Jamestown‚ as well as larger plantations of tobacco that were worked on by indentured servants and African slaves. These harsh conditions elicited the colonists to find ways of advancing Virginia‚ in ways that separated them
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VMPS Facts What is the Virginia Mason Production System? The Virginia Mason Production System (VMPS) is a management method that seeks to continually improve how work is done so there are zero defects in the final product. Using this method‚ Virginia Mason (VM) identifies and eliminates waste and inefficiency in the many processes that are part of the health care experience‚ making it possible for VM staff to deliver the highest quality and safest patient care. By streamlining repetitive and low-touch
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Running Head: VIRGINIA AVENEL HENDERSON Nursing Concepts of Virginia Avenel Henderson Barbara Sullivan Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for NSG 316: Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice University of Southern Mississippi Fall Mini-Session‚ 2009 Abstract This paper provides a biographical look at the life and work of Virginia Avenel Henderson. Her definition of nursing focused on the function of nursing as assisting the individual‚ sick or well
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