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==American Revolution==
==American Revolution==
Physician, planter, patriot, soldier, legislator, Theodorick Bland (1742-1790) was an active participant in the major events of his time. Born into a prominent family at the zenith of Virginia's golden age, Bland was trained in medicine in Scotland, London and Paris. He gave up his medical practice in 1771, becoming a tobacco planter and politician. His public career was spent in the defense of the gentry's power and position. His principal motivation was his desire to enable the world of his birth to survive and prosper in the wake of the massive political, economic, and social upheavals that occurred during the 1770s-90s. he raised a regiment and fought alongside [[George Washington]]. Most of Washington’s officers became federalists who supported the Constitution in 1788, but not Bland. Bland's antifederalist views were the ultimate manifestation of his devotion to the world of the tobacco aristocracy. Like [[Patrick Henry]] and [[George Mason]], Bland voted against the new constitution, viewing the document as a serious threat to their power and position. When it was adopted, he ran for and was elected to Congress, but died before he made his mark there.
==New Nation==
==New Nation==
===Free blacks===
===Free blacks===
*[http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/VAGuide/history.html WPA Project: History of Virginia]
*[http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/VAGuide/history.html WPA Project: History of Virginia]
*[http://www.virginiaplaces.org/military/civwar.html Virginia and the Civil War]
*[http://www.virginiaplaces.org/military/civwar.html Virginia and the Civil War]
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[[Category:Virginia]]
[[Category:Virginia]]
[[Category:United States History]]
[[Category:United States History]]
[[Category:The South]]
[[Category:The South]]