JAMESTOWN

jamestown

Period: Jan 1, 1607 to Mar 10, 1630

JAMESTOWN

Apr 26, 1607

JAMESTOWNWAS FOUNDED BY JOHNSMITH AND VERGINIANS

JAMESTOWN

Period: Apr 26, 1607 to Apr 26, 1630

John Smith

Jan 2, 1608

john smith was released by the powations

Council

May 23, 1609

.Virginia Company replaces Council with Governor who has absolute control.

George Percy for President

Sep 10, 1609

caption george percy replaces caption john smith as president of the council, smith returns to england

De La Warr leaves

Mar 28, 1611

De La Warr leaves for England, George Percy is Deputy Governor until arrival of Thomas Dale, about 150 people left.

Pocahontas merries John Rolfe

Apr 5, 1614

John Rolfe and Pocahontas married at Jamestown

Thomas Dale

Jun 2, 1616

Thomas Dale arrives in London, leaving Virginia in the hands of Capt. George Yeardley.

Pocahontas Dies

Mar 17, 1617

Pocahontas dies

Executation

Oct 29, 1618

Sir Walter Raleigh executed for treason in England.

Virginia house of bufgesses is established

Jul 30, 1619

Virginia House of Burgesses meets for first time.

Attack

Mar 22, 1622

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

Attack by Opechancanough

Mar 22, 1622

Opechancanough led the Powhatan Indians in an uprising, killing about
one-third of the 1200 colonists in Virginia. Jamestown was warned and
was not attacked, but survivors flocked to its fortification. Many
outlying settlements were abandoned, and much sickness followed the
uprising.

Blow up

Mar 18, 1623

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