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Apr 9, 2024 · John Smith, English explorer and early leader of the Jamestown Colony, the first permanent English settlement in North America. He played an equally important role as a cartographer and a writer who vividly depicted the natural abundance of the New World, encouraging prospective English settlers.
Apr 11, 2024 · John Smith is important to American history for the role he played in helping to establish Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America. Smith served as a counselor and president of the Virginia colony’s council from 1607 to 1609.
Apr 2, 2014 · (1580-1631) Who Was John Smith? English soldier John Smith eventually made his way to America to help govern the British colony of Jamestown. After allegedly being saved from death by...
John Smith, (baptized Jan. 6, 1580, Willoughby, Lincolnshire, Eng.—died June 21, 1631, London), English explorer. After a period as a military adventurer, he joined an English group preparing to establish a colony in North America.
Feb 22, 2021 · Captain John Smith (l. 1580-1631 CE) was an English explorer, soldier, author, and early governor of the Jamestown Colony of Virginia between 1607-1609 CE. Smith had served as a mercenary in his younger years and was well-versed in military discipline.
Jan 28, 2020 · Early American colonist John Smith may have made his name in America, but by the time the 27-year-old arrived at Jamestown, in Virginia, he had experienced a lifetime’s worth of experiences.
Dec 22, 2021 · Captain John Smith was a soldier and writer who is best known for his role in establishing the Virginia colony at Jamestown, England’s first permanent colony in North America. A farmer’s son, Smith was a soldier of fortune in Europe before he joined the Virginia Company of London expedition of 1606–1607.
