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42 relations: African Americans, American Civil War, American Revolution, Barack Obama, Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of England, Confederate States of America, Crown colony, Douglas Wilder, Edward Maria Wingfield, English Civil War, Excellency, Executive Mansion (Virginia), Francis Harrison Pierpont, James L. Kemper, Jamestown, Virginia, John Smith (explorer), Line-item veto, Linwood Holton, List of colonial governors of Virginia, List of Governors of Virginia, London Company, Mills Godwin, Off-year election, Patrick Henry, Populism, Ralph Northam, Readjuster Party, Reconstruction era, Restoration (England), Richmond, Virginia, Ronald Reagan, Special session, Terry McAuliffe, Tim Kaine, United States midterm election, United States presidential election, 2012, Virginia, Virginia militia, William E. Cameron, William Smith (Virginia governor), Williamsburg, Virginia.
African Americans
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.
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American Civil War
The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.
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American Revolution
The American Revolution was a colonial revolt that took place between 1765 and 1783.
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Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017.
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Commonwealth (U.S. state)
Commonwealth is a designation used by four of the 50 states of the United States in their full official state names: Kentucky, Massachusetts,, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
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Commonwealth of England
The Commonwealth was the period from 1649 to 1660 when England and Wales, later along with Ireland and Scotland, was ruled as a republic following the end of the Second English Civil War and the trial and execution of Charles I. The republic's existence was declared through "An Act declaring England to be a Commonwealth", adopted by the Rump Parliament on 19 May 1649.
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Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America (CSA or C.S.), commonly referred to as the Confederacy, was an unrecognized country in North America that existed from 1861 to 1865.
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Crown colony
Crown colony, dependent territory and royal colony are terms used to describe the administration of United Kingdom overseas territories that are controlled by the British Government.
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Douglas Wilder
Lawrence Douglas Wilder (born January 17, 1931) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 66th Governor of Virginia, from 1990 to 1994.
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Edward Maria Wingfield
Edward Maria Wingfield, sometimes hyphenated as Edward-Maria Wingfield (1550 in Stonely Priory, near Kimbolton – 1631) was a soldier, Member of Parliament, (1593) and English colonist in America.
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English Civil War
The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers") over, principally, the manner of England's governance.
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Excellency
Excellency is an honorific style given to certain high-level officers of a sovereign state, officials of an international organization, or members of an aristocracy.
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Executive Mansion (Virginia)
The Virginia Governor's Mansion, better known as the Executive Mansion, is located in Richmond, Virginia, on Capitol Square and serves as the official residence of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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Francis Harrison Pierpont
Francis Harrison Pierpont (January 25, 1814March 24, 1899), called the "Father of West Virginia,"http://theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/586708/Francis-Harrison-Pierpont---Father-of-West-Virginia-.html?nav.
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James L. Kemper
James Lawson Kemper (June 11, 1823 – April 7, 1895) was a lawyer, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and the 37th Governor of Virginia.
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Jamestown, Virginia
The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.
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John Smith (explorer)
John Smith (bapt. 6 January 1580 – 21 June 1631) was an English soldier, explorer, colonial governor, Admiral of New England, and author.
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Line-item veto
The line-item veto, or partial veto, is a special form of veto that authorizes a chief executive to reject particular provisions of a bill enacted by a legislature without vetoing the entire bill.
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Linwood Holton
Abner Linwood Holton Jr. (born September 21, 1923) is a Virginia political figure and attorney.
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List of colonial governors of Virginia
This is a list of colonial (commonwealth) governors of Virginia.
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List of Governors of Virginia
The following is a list of the Governors of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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London Company
The London Company (also called the Virginia Company of London) was an English joint stock company established in 1606 by royal charter by King James I with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
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Mills Godwin
Mills Edwin Godwin Jr. (November 19, 1914January 30, 1999) of Chuckatuck, Virginia, was an American politician who was the 60th and 62nd Governor of Virginia for two non-consecutive terms, from 1966 to 1970 and from 1974 to 1978.
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Off-year election
An off-year election is a general election in the United States which is held in odd-numbered years when neither a presidential election nor a midterm election takes place.
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Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736June 6, 1799) was an American attorney, planter, and orator well known for his declaration to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): "Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786.
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Populism
In politics, populism refers to a range of approaches which emphasise the role of "the people" and often juxtapose this group against "the elite".
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Ralph Northam
Ralph Shearer Northam (born September 13, 1959) is an American physician, military veteran, and politician serving as the 73rd and current Governor of Virginia since January 13, 2018.
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Readjuster Party
The Readjuster Party was a political biracial coalition formed in Virginia in the late 1870s during the turbulent period following the Reconstruction era.
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Reconstruction era
The Reconstruction era was the period from 1863 (the Presidential Proclamation of December 8, 1863) to 1877.
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Restoration (England)
The Restoration of the English monarchy took place in the Stuart period.
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Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.
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Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989.
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Special session
In a legislature, a special session (also extraordinary session) is a period when the body convenes outside of the normal legislative session.
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Terry McAuliffe
Terence Richard McAuliffe (born February 9, 1957) is an American politician and former entrepreneur who served as the 72nd Governor of Virginia from 2014 to 2018.
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Tim Kaine
Timothy Michael Kaine (born February 26, 1958) is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States Senator from Virginia since 2013.
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United States midterm election
Midterm elections in the United States are the general elections held in November of even-numbered years not divisible by four, and thus near the midpoint of a president's four-year term of office.
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United States presidential election, 2012
The United States presidential election of 2012 was the 57th quadrennial American presidential election.
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Virginia
Virginia (officially the Commonwealth of Virginia) is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States located between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.
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Virginia militia
The Virginia militia is an armed force composed of all citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia capable of bearing arms.
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William E. Cameron
William Evelyn Cameron (November 29, 1842January 25, 1927) was an American soldier, lawyer, journalist, and politician.
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William Smith (Virginia governor)
William "Extra Billy" Smith (September 6, 1797May 18, 1887) was a lawyer, congressman, the 30th and 35th Governor of Virginia, and a Major General in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
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Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Virginia
