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The first English colonists arrived at ann island, Roanoke Island, which is now North Carolina. Next year, a grop of these settlers explored Virginia.
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The colonists had to return back to England due to hardships
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John White leaves the colony to go get more supplies and leaves 7 assistants are left in charge with strict instrustions, that if a member of the colony leaves, he or she must carve their location on a tree
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When John White, the colonys leader returned from England, he found his settlement desserted.
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The first colony to manage to survive was in Jamestown
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When the English arrived, all of the tribes had been brought down under leadership by a high cheif named Wahunsunacock
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The first colonists of Jamestown immediatley met the Indians on the Eastern side
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Was named after Queen Elizabeth (the virgin queen)
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Soon the settlement began to run out of supplies, but later increased when more and more colonists arrived
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One of Powhatan’s daughters, known to the English as Pocahontas, was kidnapped by the colonists
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Pocahontas marries John Rolfe
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Pocahontas and John Rolfe have a son named Thomas Rolfe
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The fur trade increased their contact with the settlers
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A general peace was made between the Iroquoi and Virginia
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The Northern part of western Virginia is explored by John Van Nehne, whom was a fur trader
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United States Declaration of Independence written
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The Treaty of Paris is signed by the United States and defeated Great Britain.
