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Virginia Land Office Military Warrant
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Virginia Land Office Military Warrant

Description:

This is a Military Warrant from the Land Office of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It was issued to the surveyor of the Virginia Military Lands and instructs him to survey and lay off 200 acres of land to a John Talley, Sr. for his service as a soldier in the Revolutionary War.

Creator:

Commonwealth of Virginia

Creation Date:

April 6, 1785

Collection Title:

Records. Virginia Commonwealth

Collection Number:

VFM 2624

Image Number:

TAH0992

Ohio Social Studies Academic Content Standards

History 6-8

  • Benchmark E: Explain the causes and consequences of the American Revolution, with emphasis on both Colonial and British perspectives.
  • Grade 8, GLI 4. Explain the results of important developments of the American Revolution including: a. declaration of American independence; b. character and significance of the military struggle in the North in the early years of the war and the shift of the battle to the South after 1779; c. creation of state constitutions; d. impacts on women, African Americans and American Indians.
  • Benchmark F: Explain the political and economic challenges faced by the United States after the Revolutionary War and the actions that resulted in the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
  • Grade 8, GLI 5. Explain major domestic problems faced by the leaders of the new republic under the Articles of Confederation including: maintaining national security; b. creating a stable economic system; c. dealing with war debts; d. collecting revenue; e. defining the authority of the central government.

Geography 6-8

  • Benchmark D: Explain reasons that people, products and ideas move from place to place and the effects of that movement on geographic patterns.
  • Grade 6, GLI 8: Explain push and pull factors that cause people to migrate from place to place including: a. Oppression/Freedom; b. Poverty/Economic Opportunity; c. Cultural ties; d. Political conflicts; e. Environmental factors.

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