Virginia Company chartered by James IApr 10, 1606Labels: James I, Virginia CompanyAvalon ProjectBritannica
Jamestown site chosen; settlement beginsMay 13, 1607Labels: Jamestown, Chesapeake BayNPS JamestownNPS Handbook
Second Virginia Charter reorganizes company ruleMay 23, 1609Labels: Virginia Company, Second CharterSecond CharterBritannica
Sea Venture wreck disrupts major resupply effortJul 28, 1609Labels: Sea Venture, BermudaBermuda ArchiveHistoric Jamestowne
Starving Time devastates Jamestown populationDec 1, 1609Labels: Jamestown, Starving TimeBritannicaHistoric Jamestowne
Gates abandons Jamestown; De La Warr reversesJun 7, 1610Labels: Lord De, George YeardleyBritannicaEncyclopedia Virginia
Company issues strict “Lawes Divine, Morall and Martiall”Jun 12, 1610Labels: Lawes Divine, Virginia CompanyEncyclopedia VirginiaBritannica
Third Virginia Charter expands authority over nearby islandsMar 12, 1611Labels: Third Charter, Virginia CompanyAvalon ProjectBritannica
Pocahontas and John Rolfe marryApr 5, 1614Labels: Pocahontas, John RolfeBritannicaEncyclopedia Virginia
Representative assembly meets as House of BurgessesJul 30, 1619Labels: House of, VirginiaVA House HistHistory com
First recorded Africans arrive at Point ComfortAug 25, 1619Labels: Point Comfort, Enslaved AfricansNPS 1619Encyclopedia Virginia
Powhatan attack kills settlers across VirginiaMar 22, 1622Labels: Powhatan Confederacy, 1622 MassacreTIMEBritannica
Virginia Company dissolved; Virginia becomes royal colonyMay 24, 1624Labels: Virginia Company, Royal ColonyBritannicaColony of Virginia