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Founded in 1565 by the Spanish conquistador Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, it is the oldest continuously occupied settlement of European origin in the contiguous United States -
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The Roanoke Colony, England's first attempted settlement in North America, mysteriously vanished between 1587 and 1590. -
Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, was established in 1607 on the James River in Virginia, facing challenges like disease, famine, and conflict with Native Americans, but eventually thrived, becoming the capital of the Virginia colony until 1699. -
In April 1614, she and John Rolfe married. The marriage led to the "Peace of Pocahontas;" a lull in the inevitable conflicts between the English and Powhatan Indians. -
The Virginia House of Burgesses, established in 1619, was the first elected legislative assembly in colonial America, representing a step towards self-government and democratic practices. -
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