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The founding of the colony
The founding of james town. -
Fire breaks out
Fire broke out in james fort, causing much destruction. By spring, repairs had begun -
Raided the chickahominy and paspahegh villages
english soldiers , at the command of lord dela warr, raideed the chickahorminy and paspahegh villages, killing the wife of the paspahegh chief and her children. -
important marrarige
John Rolfre and Pocasphtasmarry at jamestown -
Hoping to produce silk
The settlers, hoping to produce silk, planted mulberry trees to feed silkworms. -
Indian massacre
killed 347 colonist; women and children were also killed -
Breaking land apart
king james downsized the virgina colony by breaking its land into different colonies -
power shifts
Oliver cromwell became the leader of the virgina colony -
power shifts back
Willamsburg, virgina, became the colonial capital in virgina -
capital of the colony
Willamsburgg, virgina, became the colonial capital in virgina.