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The founding of the colony
Virginia was founded (James Town) -
Fire Break out
1608, January: Fire broke out in James Fort, causing much destruction. By spring, repairs had begun. -
raided the Chickahominy and Paspahegh villages,
1610, August: English soldiers, at the command of Lord de la Warr, raided the Chickahominy and Paspahegh villages, killing the wife of the Paspahegh chief and her children. -
Important marriage
John Rolfe and Pocahontas marry at Jamestown -
hoping to produce silk etc
1621: The settlers, hoping to produce silk, planted mulberry trees to feed silkworms. -
Indian massacre
Killed 347 colonist; women and children were also killed. -
Breaking land apart
King James downsized the Virginia Colony by breaking its land into different colonies (including the Maryland Colony and the Province of Carolina.) -
Power shifts
Oliver Cromwell became the leader of the Virginian colony. -
power shifts back
Williamsburg, Virginia, became the Colonial Capital in Virginia. -
Capital of the colony.
Williamsburg, Virginia, became the Colonial Capital in Virginia.
