Captain john smith landing in jamestown

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  • The English choose Jamestown

    The English choose Jamestown

    In 1607 , 104 men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement . On May 14 they picked Jamestown , Virginia for their settlement , which was name after their King James I . The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America.
  • Pocahotas meet John smith

    Pocahotas meet John smith

    Pocahontas visits Jamestown several times; meets Captain John Smith, who she tutors in the Powhatan's language. Pocahontas and John Smith become friends.

  • The first English woman

    One of first women to arrive and help a provide a home life.
  • Tobacco became a cash

    Tobacco became a cash

  • Pocahotas died

    Pocahotas died

    possibly from a respiratory problem in Gravesend, England is buried March 21
  • Virgina become a royal colony

    Virgina become a royal colony

    Virginia company was taken by the king and Virginia
  • John Smith died

    John Smith died

    John Smith (age 51) in London , England
  • commemoration 400th anniversary

    commemoration 400th anniversary

    In 2019 Jamestown , in cooperation with Williamsburg , will hold a commemoration that marks the 400th anniversary of four landmark events in American history , the first meeting of Virginia House of Burgesses , the arrival of the first Africans in the New World , and the first Thanksgiving.