The colony of jamestown

By gauldglakecitymiddle

  • Three Ships

    Three ships sighted Virginia, landed at cape henery and got attacked by indians.( ships were,Susan Constent, Godspeed and Discovery.)

  • Anglican Communion

    Rverend Robert Hunt held the first Anglican communion in Jamestown under a sail used for protection.

  • Smith Returns

    Smith returns to James Fort to find a desperate situation; only 38 of the original 104 settlers remain.

  • Lord De La Warr

    Lord De La Warr arrives and prevents Gates and 250 (?) settlers from returning to England.

  • Pocahantas Captured

    Captain Argall captures Pocahontas and brings her to Jamestown as a hostage.

  • Pacahontas Arrives

    Rolfe and Pocahontas (Rebecca) arrive in London

  • House of Burgesses

    Virginia House of Burgesses meets for first time

  • Powhatan Attack

    Powhatan Indian Attack kills 347 colonists, setting off a war that lasted a decade.

  • The Abigail Arrives

    The Abigail arrives with no food and an infectious load of passengers (?); plague and starvation reduce the colony to 500

  • Seaflower

    In Bermuda, the Seaflower is blown up due to the negligence of the Captain's son

  • Captain William Tucker

    Captain William Tucker concludes peace negotiations with a Powhatan village by proposing a toast with a drink laced with poison

  • William Strachey

    William Strachey makes the last known reference to James Cittie; surveyor William Clayborne lays out the streets of New Towne, a suburb outside the old James Fort.