Morsomme Fakta om Virginia
Storyboard Description
Morsomme fakta om staten Virginia.
Storyboard Text
- Slide: 1
- Mother of Presidents
- Virginia is the birthplace of 8 US presidents, which is more than any other state! These presidents are: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson.
- Slide: 2
- The Civil War
- General Robert E. Lee
- General George C. Meade
- More than half of the battles during the Civil War were fought in Virginia. It was at the Appomattox Court House in Appomattox County, Virginia that the Confederate Army surrendered on April 9, 1865, ending the Civil War.
- Slide: 3
- Peanuts
- The first peanuts in the United States were grown in Virginia in the early 1800s. They were used for food, oil, and as a substitute for cocoa.
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