Timeline

By lily bean
  • Jamestown is founded.

    Jamestown is founded.

    In 1607 the Virginia colony of Jamestown was founded by the Virginia Company.
  • The Starving Period Begins

    The Starving Period Begins

    In 1609 the time period referred to as the Starving Period begins. During this period of time disease, violence, drought, and bad water brought deaths of many Jamestown colonists in the winter. This time period ended in 1610.
  • John Rolfe established a tobacco plantation.

    John Rolfe established a tobacco plantation.

    In 1612 John Rolfe established a tobacco plantation on the James river, which was about 30 miles from Jamestown.
  • Slavery begins in the Colonies

    Slavery begins in the Colonies

    In 1619 slavery begins in the colonies, as twenty Africans are brought by a Dutch ship to Jamestown for sale as indentured servants.
  • Virginia House of Burgesses meeting in Virginia

    Virginia House of Burgesses meeting in Virginia

    On July 30, 1619 the first colonial legislative meeting, the Virginia House of Burgesses, convened in Jamestown.
  • Virginia becomes a Royal Colony

    Virginia becomes a Royal Colony

    In 1624, The Virginia Company charter was revoked in London and Virginia was declared a Royal colony.
  • Jamestown is burnt down

    Jamestown is burnt down

    In 1676, Nathaniel Bacon led a rebellion against Virginia Governor William Berkeley, which resulted in Bacon's burning of Jamestown.