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Jamestown was Founded
Three ships sighted the land of Virginia and were attacted by indians -
John Smith was Released
John Smith was released by Powhatan and returned to Jamestown -
Smith was Elected President of the Virginia Council
Smith was elected to be president of the Virginia Concil -
Gates Abandon Jamestown Due to Lack of Supplies
Due to lack of supplies gates closed and they decied to abandon Jamestown and return to England -
Pochahontas is Captured
Captan Argall captured Pochahontas and took her back to Jamestown as a hostage. -
John Rofle had Sent Tabcco to England
John Rofle had sent his first shipment of tabacco to England. -
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A Big Year
A big year: a boatload of africans, a boatload of women, labor strike, English settlers owned land, they elected law makers. -
Law for Tobacco
First law recived that tobacco must be sold for three pounds per shillings -
Virginia House of Burgesses Meet.
Virginia house of Burgesses meets for the first time.They could make laws and they could be voted by the governer or the Virginia company. This contiued until 1624 when Virgina became a colony. -
War that Lasted a Decade
The Powhatan Indian attack killed 347 colonists, the war lasted a decade -
People Starve because of the Abigal that didn't Bring Food
The Abigal arrives and has no food and an infectous load of passengers because of this people starve and there are onle 500 people left in the colony. -
Indians Kill Nearly 500 Colonists
Cheif Opechancanough leads a group of indians in an attack; killing nearly 500 colonists
