Virginia

Jamestown Settlement

May 24, 1607

Three ships carrying 105 settlers select a site on Chesapeake Bay for a new settlement named Jamestown.

Gates Governor

May 23, 1609

Sir Thomas Gates is named governor of Jamestown. He arrives to that only 60 of 500 of the colony settlers have survived on May 23, 1610.

Pocahontas Marries

Apr 5, 1614

John Rolfe and Pocahontas gets married after hearing about the scandal of John Smith death.

Indians Raid

Mar 22, 1622

The indians attacked, and killed 347 people.

First Royal Colony

May 1, 1624

Virginia became Britain's first royal colony in America.

Second Anglo-Dutch War

Mar 4, 1665

Charles II from england first delcare war against the Netherlands, starting the second Anglo-Dutch War

Dutch Warships

Jun 5, 1667

Dutch ships had entered the James River and burned six ships.

Third Anglo-Dutch War

Mar 13, 1672

Some English ships attacked a dutch convey beginning the Third Anglo-Dutch War

Nathaniel Wins

Sep 18, 1676

"Nathaniel Bacon marches on Jamestown, defeats forces loyal to Governor Berkeley, and burns the settlement." from http://www.shmoop.com/jamestown/timeline.html

Bacon Dies

Oct 26, 1676

He dies of inflammtion causing severe diahrrea with the blood