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Jamestown Colonization

  • Set sail for the new world

    Set sail for the new world
    They leave for the new world led by captain/privateer, Christopher Newport.
  • Christopher Newport

    Christopher Newport
    He set sail with ships Godspeed, Discovery, and the Susan Constant. He was a captain/privateer.
  • John Smith

    John Smith
    John Smith was taken captive during an expidition and was saved by Pocahontas. He played an important role in the colonization.
  • Arrival

    Arrival
    The group arrives and names the town, Jamestown, after their king.
  • First Indian encounter

    First Indian encounter
    Paspahegh Indians attack the colonists, killing two and wounding ten.
  • John Smith's Captivity

    John Smith's Captivity
    John Smith leads an expidition in search of food and is captured.
  • Smith Returns to James Fort

    Smith returns to James Fort to find only 38 of the original 104 are alive.
  • Hurricane Tosses the Sea Venture

    Hurricane Tosses the Sea Venture
    A hurricane tosses a flag ship Sea Venture for 4 days and then is lodged on a reef in Bermuda.
  • John Smith Returns to England

    John Smith Returns to England
    John Smith is injured in a gunpowder explosion and forced to go home.
  • John Smith's Injury

    John Smith's Injury
    John Smith is injured in a gunpowder explosion.
  • Starving Time

    Starving Time
    Winter of 1609-1610 left 60 of 500 colonists alive from starvation.
  • Arrival of Deliverance and Patience

    Arrival of Deliverance and Patience
    Sir Thomas Gates, George Somers, William Strachey and 100 settlers arrive in Deliverance and Patience.
  • Lieutenant Governer Sir Thomas Gates

    Lieutenant Governer Sir Thomas Gates
    Lieutenant Governer Sir Thomas Gates proclaims martial law.
  • John Rolfe & Tobacco

    John Rolfe & Tobacco
    John Rolfe tried the tobacco crop to help save the Jamestown settlement.(I'm not sure of the exact date)
  • Captain Argall

    Captain Argall
    Captain Argall captures Pocahontas and brings her to Jamestown as a hostage.
  • John Rolfe and Pochahontas

    John Rolfe and Pochahontas
    John Rolfe and Pochahontas get married.
  • John Rolfe Sends Tobacco to England

    John Rolfe Sends Tobacco to England
    John Rolfe sends his first load of tobacco to England.
  • Pocahontas Moves to London

    Pocahontas Moves to London
    Pocahontas arrives at London with her husband, John Rolfe.
  • Powhatan's Death

    Powhatan's Death
    Powhatan dies.
  • Sir Walter Raleigh

    Sir Walter Raleigh
    Sir Walter Raleigh is excuted for treason in England