Global exploration timeline

The British founding Jamestown

May 13, 1607

Captain John Smith becoming governor

Period: Jun 10, 1607 to Aug 10, 1609

John Smith captured by Powhatan Indians

Period: Dec 9, 1607 to Jan 23, 1608

Pocahantas saves John Smith from execution

Period: Dec 29, 1607 to Dec 31, 1607

Powhatan war with Jamestown

Period: Mar 22, 1609 to Oct 8, 1644

Jamestown succumbs to disease and starvation

Period: Dec 19, 1609 to Jun 7, 1610

Tobacco crop becomes exported

Period: Apr 7, 1612 to Mar 16, 1614

Pocahontas captured by the English

Period: Apr 9, 1613 to Jun 11, 1614

John Rolfe and Pocahontas marry for peace

Period: Apr 5, 1614 to Mar 21, 1617

Pocahantas sails for England to improve colonization

Period: Jun 12, 1616 to Mar 21, 1617

Pocahontas dies from illness

Period: Mar 4, 1617 to Mar 21, 1617