-
Roanoke Island
-
Spanish Armada Defeated
England defeated the Spanish armada and became the greatest power on the ocean. -
Powhatan conquered the Kecoughtans
-
Captain Bartholomew Gosnold explored New England
-
Jamestown
The first successful English settlement on the mainland of North America, founded on May 14, 1607. -
House of Burgesses Meets
After his arrival in Jamestown in 1619, Governor George Yeardley immediately gave notice that the Virginia colony would establish a legislative assembly. This assembly, the House of Burgesses, first met on July 30, 1619. -
Dutch bring Africans
The Dutch bring Africans to Jamestown to help with productions. -
Virginia Company sends women
-
King James declares Royal Colony
King James makes a Royal Colony -
Colonist can own Land
Granted to own land in America