Hi there, we lived in Virginia when I was growing up, one of the original 13 colonies! Are you familiar with Virginia?
Not really. Who discovered Virginia?
It was first documented by Spanish explorers that reached the area in the 1500s, when it was occupied by Algonquian, Iroquoian, and Siouan people.
Interesting. What is Virginia known for?
History of Virginia
The History of Virginia begins with documentation by the first Spanish explorers to reach the area in the 1500s, when it was occupied chiefly by Algonquian, Iroquoian, and Siouan peoples. After a failed English attempt to colonize Virginia in the 1580s by Walter Raleigh, permanent English colonization began in Virginia with Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. The Virginia Company colony was looking for gold but failed and the colonists could barely feed themselves. The famine during the harsh winter of 1609 forced the colonists to eat leather from
Historic sites within the Albemarle Region are identified along the Historic Albemarle Tour.
Albemarle Region History.
This waterway-rich region was inhabited for thousands of years by various cultures of indigenous peoples. By the historic period of European contact, the coastal area was occupied primarily by Algonquian-speaking tribes. The other two major language families of historic tribes in the state were Siouan languages and Iroquoian languages.
After European contact, the area which is now northeastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia was one of the first in North America