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1580 |
Sir Francis Drake returns
to England from voyage around the world. |
|
1585 |
Raleigh's fleet of seven
vessels under Richard Genville and Ralph Lane,
along with 108 men, reach
Roanoke Island in June. |
|
1586 |
In June, Sir Francis Drake
arrives from Florida and removes the Lane
Colony to England |
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Sir Richard Grenville and
three ships arrive at Roanoke in August. |
|
1587 |
Sir Walter Raleigh sends
150 men, women and children to plant the city
of Raleigh on the
Chesapeake Bay. |
|
1602 |
Sir Walter Raleigh sends
Samuel Mace on a voyage to Virginia to
gather plant materials and
to search for survivors of the Lost Colony. |
|
1603 |
James VI of Scotland
becomes James I of England. |
|
1606 |
The fleet leaves London on
December 20. |
|
1607 |
April 30 -
Ships arrive at Cape Comfort. |
|
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May 14 -
Begin to build the fort and set some to watch. They
name
their settlement for James
I. |
|
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May 14 -
Several of the men spend 6 days exploring the James River
up to the falls and
Powhatan's village. |
|
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May 26 - 200
armed Indians attack Jamestown, killing 1 and wounding 11. |
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June 10 -
John Smith released from arrest and sworn in as member of
the council. |
|
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June 15 - The
Fort is finished being triangular in shape with three
bulwarkes
at each corner and 4-5
pieces of artillery mounted in each one. |
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June
22 - Capt. Christopher Newport sets sail for
England |
|
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September
10 - President Wingfield was deposed and Ratcliffe
elected. |
|
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December -
John Smith is captured at Openchancanough. |
|
1608 |
January -
Newport returns with more supplies and approximately 100
new settlers and finds only
38 survivors. |
|
|
Powhatan releases John
Smith. |
|
|
Fire destroys all of the
houses in the Jamestown fort. |
|
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April 10 -
Newport again sails for England |
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September
10 - John Smith is elected President |
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October -
Newport arrives with the second supply and the first two
women to join the
settlement. |
|
1609 |
May 23 -
Virginia Company establishes role of Governor which
replaces
the former Council. |
|
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August -
200-300 settlers arrive in Jamestown, including women and
children. |
|
|
Jamestown is burnt down and
rebuilt again. |
|
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September 10
- Capt. George Percy replaces Capt. John Smith as
president of the Council. |
|
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Smith returns to England in
the fall to recover from a gunpowder wound
and never returns to
Virginia. |
|
1610 |
May 24 -
Sir Thomas Gates, Virginia's 1st governor, issues the Divine, Moral
and
Martial Laws. |
|
|
June 7 -
Gates decides to abandon Jamestown. |
|
1611 |
August - Sir
Gates returns to Virginia with more settlers and reassumes
his control as Governor. |
|
|
Elizabeth City and Henrico
are established, marking the beginning of
expansion beyond Jamestown. |
|
|
John Rolfe imports tobacco
seeds from Trinidad. |
|
1612 |
John Rolfe exports first
crop of tobacco to England |
|
1613 |
April -
Pocahontas, a daughter of Powhatan, the powerful leader of
30
Indian tribes in Virginia,
is kidnapped and brought to Jamestown. |
|
1614 |
February -
Gates again leaves Virginia, leaving Sir Thomas Dale as
Deputy Governor. |
|
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April 5 -
John Rolfe and Pocahontas are married at Jamestown, after
she
is baptized in the Anglican
Church. |
|
|
An 8 year period of peace
begins between the English colonists and
Powhatan's tribes. |
|
1617 |
Pocahontas becomes sick and
dies while in England. |
|
1619 |
July 30 -The
1st representative assembly in the New World convened in
the Jamestown church. |
|
1624 |
King James revoked the
charter of the Virginia Company and Virginia
becomes a royal colony. |
|
1698 |
The capital of Virginia was
moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg. |
|
1893 |
The Association for the
Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA)
acquires 22 1/2 acres of
Jamestown land, including the 1639 church tower. |
|
1934 |
The remaining acreage on
the island was acquired by the National Park
Service and is now jointly
operated by the APVA and the NPS. |
|
1994 |
Excavation begins.
More information on
the dig. |
