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John Smith (Chancellor of the Exchequer) (1655/56–1723), English Chancellor of the Exchequer and Speaker of the House of Commons, 1705–1708. John Smith (judge) (1657–1726), Justice of Common Pleas in Ireland until 1702, then Baron of the Exchequer. John Smith (Southampton MP), MP for Southampton from 1698–1700.
About. Transcript. Jamestown, the first English colony in North America, was established by the Virginia Company in 1607. The settlers, unprepared and seeking quick wealth, neglected farming and clashed with local Powhatan tribe. John Smith's leadership improved conditions, but survival rates remained low until the discovery of tobacco.
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Chief Powhatan supplied the English with food, which likely prevented the settlement from collapsing altogether, but only about 40% of the settlers had survived the harsh winter when additional colonists arrived at the beginning of 1608. John Smith was among the colonists who secured food, and thus the colony, through trade and exploration.
John Smith. There are no known descendants of John Smith, the leader of early Jamestown. According to documents, Smith never married or fathered any children. However, Smith did claim to have “children”—England’s New World colonies. He wrote, “I may call [the colonies] my children for they have bin my wife, my hawks, my hounds, my ...
First Voyage: June 2 to July 21, 1608. Captain John Smith led 14 men on his first voyage. Setting off from Jamestown, the crew headed north along today's Eastern Shore. They then moved to the Western Shore to probe the rivers now known as the Patapsco, Potomac, and Rappahannock, before returning to Jamestown. The crew encountered Native people ...
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Captain John Smith was an interesting character in history. He was a sailor, soldier, slave, explorer and leader. His leadership proved vital to the Jamestown Colony in providing the necessary ...
