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Jamestown Timeline

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  • Jamestown was established

    Jamestown was established
    Jamestown was founded in Virginia on the idea of economic opportunity.

  • The Jamestown Colony was referred to as the 'Starving Time'

    The Jamestown Colony was referred to as the 'Starving Time'
    This was a period of starvation in the Jamestown Colony. (From 1609-1610)

  • Ships full of people from England came to Jamestown

    Ships full of people from England came to Jamestown
    In 1610 all the way to even 1611, many ships full of English people came to Jamestown to settle there.

  • John Rolfe established a tobacco plantation in Jamestown

    John Rolfe established a tobacco plantation in Jamestown
    John Rolfe created a tobacco plantation in Jamestown, which helped for trading and selling within the colonies.

  • Tobacco became an export staple for Virginia

    Tobacco became an export staple for Virginia
    In Virginia (Jamestown) tobacco became something to export and sell to other places.

  • The first meeting of the House of the Burgesses was held in Jamestown

    The first meeting of the House of the Burgesses was held in Jamestown
    The first legislative meeting in Jamestown was held.