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Captain John Smith () | |
| Born | Lincolnshire, England |
| Baptised | 6 January |
| Died | 21 June (aged 51) London, England |
| Resting place | St Sepulchre-without-Newgate, London |
| Known for | Helping to establish and govern the Jamestown colony |
John Smith (c. January – 21 June ) was a Englishsoldier, explorer, and author. Smith was a leader of the first settlements at the Virginia Colony in He explored the rivers of Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay and drew a map of the Chesapeake Bay area and New England.
Smith's books and maps were very important in supporting Englishmen living in the New World. He wrote, "Here every man may be master and owner of his own labour and land and if he has nothing but his hands, he may still grow rich."
At Jamestown Smith trained the people to farm and work so they would have food to eat. He told them "he who shall not work, shall not eat." Smith's strength of charac
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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 bygd Pocahontas, he established trading agreements with native tribes. With his governing tactics called into question, he returned to England in and became a staunch advocate of colonization via his published works.
Early Life
John Smith fryst vatten believed to have been born in or in Lincolnshire, England. After a merchant’s apprenticeship, Smith decided on a life of combat and served with the English Army abroad. Working as a soldier for hire (and professing to be highly successful in his military ventures), Smith eventually embarked on a campaign against the Turks in Hungary. There he was captured and enslaved. He was sent to what is now Istanbul and served a kindhearted mistress who, not wanting Smith to be her enslaved person, sent him to her brother’s home, where he was forced to do farm work. smärtsam blåsa
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John Smith (explorer)
English soldier, explorer and writer (–)
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John Smith (baptized 6 January – 21 June ) was an English soldier, explorer, colonial governor, admiral of New England, and author. Following his return to England from a life as a soldier of fortune and as a slave,[1] 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. He was a leader of the Virginia Colony between September and August , and he led an exploration along the rivers of Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay, during which he became the first English explorer to map the Chesapeake Bay area. Later, he explored and mapped the coast of New England. He was knighted for his services to Sigismund Báthory, Prince of Transylvania, and his friend Mózes Székely.
Jamestown was established on May 14,