▁from ▁the ▁said ▁po inte ▁of ▁Cape ▁Com fort ▁all ▁al on ge ▁the ▁sea ▁coast ▁to ▁the ▁south ward ▁two e ▁hundred ▁miles ; ▁and ▁all ▁that ▁space ▁and ▁circuit ▁of ▁l ande ▁lie inge ▁from ▁the ▁sea ▁co aste ▁of ▁the ▁prec inct ▁a for esa id ▁upp ▁unto ▁the ▁l ande , ▁through oute , ▁from ▁sea ▁to ▁sea , ▁west ▁and ▁north west ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁ambigu ity ▁as ▁to ▁which ▁line ▁was ▁to ▁run ▁west , ▁and ▁which ▁north west , ▁this ▁char ter ▁gave ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Company ▁either ▁about ▁ ▁of ▁eastern ▁North ▁America , ▁or ▁about ▁one - third ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁continent , ▁extending ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean . ▁The ▁Col ony ▁of ▁Virginia ▁chose ▁the ▁larger ▁interpretation , ▁and ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Virginia ▁continued ▁to ▁claim ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Valley ▁and ▁beyond ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution , ▁rel in qu ishing ▁its ▁claims ▁to ▁the ▁North west ▁Territ ory ▁only ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 4 . ▁It ▁allowed ▁its ▁western ▁claims ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Kentucky ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 0 . ▁Kentucky ▁was ▁officially ▁admitted ▁as ▁a ▁state ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 7 9 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 6 1 9 , ▁the ▁first ▁documented ▁African ▁slaves ▁to ▁arrive ▁at ▁the ▁col ony ▁( then ▁a ▁British ▁col ony , ▁not ing ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁persons ▁of ▁direct ▁African ▁descent ▁on ▁North ▁American ▁lands ▁were ▁indent ured ▁servants