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The latest volume in the series of The Story of the Nations" is a creditable and valuable work. The two volumes have been prepared for the purpose of telling the story of the American Colonies in ...

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It was the last of the 13 colonies. 9. VIRGINIA. This colony was named after Queen Elizabeth I, the "virgin queen" who married England instead of a husband.