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'''Virginia''', officially the '''Republic of Virginia''' is a nation in Eastern North America. The nation borders [[New Netherland]] to the north, [[Tussenland]] to the west and [[Florida]] to the south. It is situated between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains and as such the environment of the nation contains much geographic variety. The geography and climate of the Republic are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the
The area's history begins with several indigenous groups, including the Powhatan. In 1607 the London Company established the Colony of Virginia as the first permanent English colony in the New World. Slave labor, the relationship with the New Netherland Colony and land acquired from displaced Native American tribes each played a significant role in the colony's early politics and plantation economy. In the mid 19th century Virginia won it's independence in the 2nd Anglo-Virginian War.
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The London-Virginia company administered the colony from 1606 until the company's dissolution in 1624. Mismanagement and financial loss were the primary reasons for the company's disbandment. However, wanting to keep the claims made James I of England placed the area under direct crown rule.
The neighboring Dutch colony of [[New Netherland]] experienced tremendous growth after it was [[History of New Netherland#[PoD
The boundaries between Spanish Florida and Virginia remained unclear throughout the rest of the 17th century. It was only in 1700 that the borders were settled in the resulting treaty of the [[History of Europe#Spanish Succession Crisis (1701)|Spanish Succession Crisis]] .
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====First Anglo-Virginian War (1833-1834) and the ''First Virginian Republic''====
The first Anglo-Virginian war came as a result of the British abolishing slavery in 1833. The slave-owning elite of Virginia resisted this policy change
====Second Anglo-Virginian War (1852-1854)====
While Britain was occupied with [[History of Europe#China War|fighting the Dutch-Qing alliance in Asia]], Virginia once again declared independence in 1852. Virginia quickly extended diplomatic relations to the Dutch (through their colony of [[Tussenland]]) and [[New Netherland]]. New Netherland was the first nation to recognize Virginia's independence on 12 March 1852, and signed a treaty of friendship and trade. Shortly after, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Tussenland also recognized Virginian independence.
The [[New Netherland]] government provided minimal monetary support to Virginia. Virginia prepared its armies in case of invasion by Britain, but this did not come. In 1853, the Virginian navy raided several British ports in the Caribbean and New England, and was met with minimal resistance. Privateering was a common practice by the Virginian sailors during the war. With the situation being more extreme in East Asia, Britain was forced to recognized Virginia's independence on 19 September 1854. This day would be known as Virginian Independence Day and is a national holiday in the modern day.
===Independent Virginia (19th Century)===
====Establishment of Salvatia
By the time of independence, 26 percent of the entire population were either former slaves or descendants of former slaves, mostly of African origin. Although there was no official data, it was believed that a huge majority of the former slave population were adherents to the [[Zoekerism|Zoekerist]] ideology, a quasi-religious philosophy originating in [[South Tussenland]] that centers around the idea of African empowerment and slave emancipation.
Throughout the 1800s, [[Zoekerism]] had thrived in [[South Tussenland]]. The philosophy gradually spread throughout North America, especially in Virginia. In the Republic of Virginia, despite slavery being abolished in the 1830s (during British rule), the government saw Zoekerism as a threat to order. In order to accommodate the rise of Zoekerism in Virginia and also to satiate their colonial ambitions, the colony of Virginian colony of Salvatia was established on the African West Coast. Salvatia was portrayed as the "Promised Land", an escape from slavery, the land of universal emancipation, among others. While the government did not force the Afro-American population to emigrate, they encouraged this by providing monetary incentives to would-be emigrants. Salvatia had attracted mostly English-speaking followers of Zoekerism (as South Tussenland predominantly spoke [[Amerikaens]]).
===== 3rd Anglo-Virginian War (1874) =====
(WIP) Britain didn't like the influx of Zoekerists in East Africa. Britain declares war and occupies Salvatia. Salvatia becomes a British colony.
===20th Century===
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