The gender biases within colonial Virginia were so great that it was virtually impossible for a woman to successfully accuse a man of rape. In one remarkable case, a seven-year-old girl was reprima...

"All servants imported and brought into the Country...who were not Christians in their native Country...shall be accounted and be slaves. All Negro, mulatto and Indian slaves within this dominion.....

Proportion of adult white men eligible to vote in 18th-century Virginia: 70% Estimated voter participation rate among Virginia's eligible voters: 40-60% Number of Anglican priests per capita in Vi...

House of Burgesses Established in 1619, this was the first elected assembly in America. The burgesses, or freemen, in each borough, or county, were allowed to select two representatives. The House...