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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.
Feb 22, 2021 · Definition. 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.
Captain John Smith was an adventurer, soldier, explorer and author. Through the telling of his early life, we can trace the developments of a man who became a dominate force in the eventual success of Jamestown and the establishment of its legacy as the first permanent English settlement in North America.
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.
John Smith (baptized 6 January 1580 – 21 June 1631) was an English soldier, explorer, colonial governor, admiral of New England, and author. He played an important role in the establishment of the colony at Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in North America, in the early 17th century.
History / Pocahontas / John Smith. Virginians know that Captain John Smith was vital to the survival of Jamestown in its early years. They can quote his order: “ He that will not worke, shall not eate .” But few know that Smith’s adventures started years before Jamestown.
Jan 28, 2020 · John Smith, the Working Class Hero Who Saved Jamestown. Farmer's son endured combat, enslavement, and near-execution before his talents as a diplomat brought peace with the Algonquians. by Rosemarie Ostler 1/28/2020. Captain John Smith bullied unmotivated Jamestown settlers into planting crops, thereby saving the colony. (Bridgeman Images)
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