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Who was John Smith?

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Captain SirJohn Smith (c. January 1580-June 21, 1631) Admiral of New England was an English soldier, sailor, and author. He is remembered for his role in establishing the first permanent English settlement in North America at Jamestown, Virginia, and his brief association with the Native American girl Pocahontas during an altercation with the Powhatan Confederacy and her father, Chief Powhatan. He was a leader of the Virginia Colony (based at Jamestown) between September 1608 and August 1609, and led an exploration along the rivers of Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay.

he found Virginia

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Captain Edward John Smith [January 27, 1850-April 15, 1912] was the Captain of the Titanic. He remained on board while his ship sank into the Atlantic Ocean. His place of death therefore was recorded as coordinates 49 degrees 43 minutes 55 seconds North 49 degrees 56 minutes 45 seconds West.

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Captain John Smith was famous for helping settlers survive in Jamestown. He was one of the people on the ships that began to bring settlers to America. He had also traveled over 300 miles to find food for starving settlers. He was also said to have married Pocahontas but many people question that theory because no one knows the exact age of Pocahontas and some assume she was only 12. He also befriended some of the Native American tribes that later helped the settlers with some of the hardships of coming to America.

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Captain John Smith was the the leader for Jamestown, he was so important because he said, "If you don't work you don't eat!" After that everyone started to work for food which helped the colony.

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Smith was an adventurer and lied about Jamestown . He wrote a book about Jamestown and lied about his part in it. He wasn't a very nice man and only out for one thing and that was himself. Actually the colonist landed in an area of 14,000 Native Americans and in the worse land in the area. Powhatan pretty much left them alone. I think he figured that they would die from the bad water and disease . He was fairly right. Within 6 months there were only 34 men left alive of the 104 who came. It wasn't until after his death that the brother of Powhatan attacked the colony. The story about Smith is also not true. He did NOT save Jamestown. He was only there a very few months and he lied about his contribution to the settlement in a book he wrote several years later. He also made up the story about Pocahontas and she died young so couldn't refute his story. The man who did save Jamestown was the husband of Pocahontas and gave tobacco seeds to the colony. That was John Rolfe.

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John Smith is the founder of Jamestown, the first English settlement on North Ameirca. He founded Jamestown in May 24, 1607.

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John Smith died.

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