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Even after enduring their ocean journey, Virginia’s original settlers still felt a need to have some form of government. John Smith, who was the group’s leader, headed the early Virginia Council. Eleven years later, the Virginia Company of London pushed through a series of reforms that became the “Great Charter.” These instructions were sent to George Yardley, who would become governor in 1619.

Museums at Virginia college and university campuses are home to a variety of spectacular...