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The colonists left from England in 1606 on the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery. They got to Virgina in 1607. Only one passenger died out of 105.
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After two weeks of exploration, the ships landed at James River.
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The first two English women arrived.
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Colinest started leaving in spring of 1610.
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Virgina had more than 1,000 people so they made laws. The goverment was called the House of Burgesses.
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The first documented Africans arrive in Virgina.
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The Powhatan indians went to war with the Virgina Company leaders.
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The Virgina Company was dissolved by the king.
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Jamestown was still the center of political and social life until 1699 when the goverment moved to Wiliamsburg.
