Virginia under the Stuarts, 1607-1688,
by Thomas J. Wertenbaker
Category: History

Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 deals with the first eight decades of the colony of Virginia from the arrival of three little vessels—the Sarah Constant, the Discovery and the Goodspeed— under Captain Christopher Newport until the Glorious Revolution in England. This book covers in detail organization of the British rule as well as the formation of the new Virginian aristocracy. _x000D_ Contents_x000D_ The Founding of Virginia_x000D_ The Establishment of Representative Government_x000D_ The Expulsion of Sir John Harvey_x000D_ Governor Berkeley and the Commonwealth_x000D_ The Causes of Bacon's Rebellion_x000D_ Bacon's Rebellion_x000D_ The Period of Confusion_x000D_ The Critical Period