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Jamestown
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas where a successful English colonization of North America began. -
When John Smith beame leader
John Smith became leader in September 1608, and established the rule no work, no food. -
John Rolfe
John Rolfe stepped into history in May 1609 when he boarded the sea venture bound for Virginia. -
Starving Time
The starving time was brought upon them because if they didn't generate wealth , their financial supports would end. So they had to spend less time farming which caused Malaria and only 38 out of 144 survived. -
Marriage of Pocahontas & John Rolfe
Pocahontas, daughter of the chief of the Powhatan Indian confederacy marries English tobacco planter John Rolfe in Jamestown, Virginia. -
Tobacco
In the year of 1616, John Rolfe and the other colony's discussed the importance of tobacco, but John Rolfe didn't think it was a good idea at the time but noticed it was the only way to get Jamestown wealthy, and provide more food for them.