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  1. Apr 11, 2024 · John Smith. c. 1580–1631. John Smith was an English soldier, explorer, and historian. He is most famous for his role in helping stabilize Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in America, and his legendary encounter with the Powhatan princess, Pocahontas. John Smith. Image Source: Captain John Smith by Tudor Jenks, 1904.

  2. 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.

  3. www.britannica.com › summary › John-Smith-British-explorerJohn Smith summary | Britannica

    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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Soldier of Fortune: John Smith before Jamestown. Smith's experiences as a pirate, mercenary, and Turkish slave prepare him to survive in the New World. Meredith Hindley. HUMANITIES, January/February 2007, Volume 28, Number 1. Photo caption. More than one hundred men sailed across the Atlantic in 1606 to found the Jamestown colony in Virginia.

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