John Smith was born in 1580 in Lincolnshire, England. He eventually made his way to America to help govern the British colony of Jamestown. In his early life, John decided on a life of combat and served with the English Army abroad. He worked as a soldier for hire. Smith eventually embarked on a campaign with the Turks in Hungary. There he was captured and enslaved. He was sent to what is now Istanbul and served a kind-hearted mistress who did not want Smith to be enslaved. She sent him to her brother’s home where he was forced to do farm work. After receiving harsh treatment from his master, Smith killed him and escaped eventually returning to England in the early 1600’s. John Smith then came to meet with Captain Bartholomew Gosnold
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On his first voyage, he explored the opportunities for fisheries, fur trading, and settlement. He was a leader of the Jamestown Colony and, while he was there, explored the Potomac River and mapped the Chesapeake Bay. On another voyage to the New World, he was captured by French pirates for a few months before escaping and returning to England. On his first voyage to the New World, he had three ships. They were called Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery. John Smith was on the Susan Constant. He first landed in the New World on April 26, 1607. He met Pocahontas, and she saved his life. He had to go back to England in 1609 because of a fire injury caused by his powder satchel being ignited. In 1614, he returned to the New World but was captured by French pirates off the coast of Maine and Massachusetts Bay. One of John Smith’s accomplishments was the survival of the first colony. He kept his men safe from Indians. He also clothed and fed them. John joined the Army and fought hard. In 1608, Smith became the president of Jamestown. John Smith discovered native settlement regions along the Chesapeake Bay. John Smith was the founder of Jamestown. John Smith discovered that the James River did not provide the sought Northwest Passage to the Pacific. John Smith discovered Pocahontas and fell in love with her. John Smith escaped from slavery in
On his first voyage, he explored the opportunities for fisheries, fur trading, and settlement. He was a leader of the Jamestown Colony and, while he was there, explored the Potomac River and mapped the Chesapeake Bay. On another voyage to the New World, he was captured by French pirates for a few months before escaping and returning to England. On his first voyage to the New World, he had three ships. They were called Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery. John Smith was on the Susan Constant. He first landed in the New World on April 26, 1607. He met Pocahontas, and she saved his life. He had to go back to England in 1609 because of a fire injury caused by his powder satchel being ignited. In 1614, he returned to the New World but was captured by French pirates off the coast of Maine and Massachusetts Bay. One of John Smith’s accomplishments was the survival of the first colony. He kept his men safe from Indians. He also clothed and fed them. John joined the Army and fought hard. In 1608, Smith became the president of Jamestown. John Smith discovered native settlement regions along the Chesapeake Bay. John Smith was the founder of Jamestown. John Smith discovered that the James River did not provide the sought Northwest Passage to the Pacific. John Smith discovered Pocahontas and fell in love with her. John Smith escaped from slavery in