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Jamestown Started
Jamestown was founded by the Virginia Company of England. Captain John Smith kept the colony running for the first two years as Jamestowns' population grew from 104 to 500.It was named after King James I. -
John Smith Elected President
Commander of the 1607 Jamestown expedition returned to Virginia with settlersf and goods. John Smith was elected president of the governing council -
Expansions of Jamestown
elizabeth city and Henrico county was established which began the expansion beyond Jamestown. -
pocahontas captured
pocohantas was captured by the english. -
John Rolfe
John Rolfe shipped the first tobacco samples to England (golden weed)
Married Pocahantas, she becomes baptized and for 8 years was peace between the English colonists and powhatan indians -
Pocohantas dies
pocohantas died on the way back to the states after taking a vacation -
Virginia becomes a colony
Virginia becomes a royal colony by King James.
