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Jamestown, Virginia

Jamestown was a settlement in the Colony of Virginia. Established by the Virginia Company of London as "James Fort" on May 14, 1607 , it was the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States, following several earlier failed attempts, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke...

Timeline of Events

1606

12.19.1606

The ''Susan Constant'', the ''Godspeed'', and the ''Discovery'' depart England carrying settlers who found, at Jamestown, Virginia, the first of the thirteen colonies that became the United States.

12.20.1606

The Virginia Company loads three ships with settlers and sets sail to establish Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.

1607

5.14.1607

Jamestown, Virginia is settled as an English colony.

1608

1.7.1608

Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia.

9.10.1608

John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia.

1619

7.30.1619

In Jamestown, Virginia, the first representative assembly in the Americas, the House of Burgesses, convenes for the first time.

8.1.1619

First African slaves arrive in Jamestown, Virginia.

1622

3.22.1622

Jamestown massacre: Algonquian Indians kill 347 English settlers around Jamestown, Virginia, a third of the colony's population.

1676

9.19.1676

Jamestown is burned to the ground by the forces of Nathaniel Bacon during Bacon's Rebellion.