Captain John Smith

Captin Smith made the colonists work, set up discipline, provided leadership and strengthened defenses.

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Christopher Newport, the captain of the Susan Constant who was also in charge of all of the ships, was going to execute John Smith once they landed in Virginia but the men liked Smith too much. During the years that Smith was there many men wanted him dead.

European powers were interested in gaining colonies in Asia and Africa so that they could have areas on these continents that dealt in the slave trade. Many Asian immigrants were sent to San Francisco to help with the railroad while Africans were sent to the South to work on cotton plantations.

Yes. well, kind of. He was taken to the chief of the tribe that had pocahontis in it. after his friend killed an indian in that tribe.

He just randomly found out like a boss

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.

He was exploring near the Chickahominy river and they took him for prisoner because they thought he was a threat. No one is really sure he was captured, because it involved a wild story of the chiefs daughter from saving him from execution. There weren't any recordings of Pocahontas before John Smith.

Because he forced the pilgrims to work for food, shelter, and without him they would not have survived.

Captain John Smith assisted at Jamestown. He never had direct contact with the Pilgrims at Plymouth. He was originally a candidate for military adviser to the Separatists journeying to America on the Mayflower, but they were put off by his strong personality and worldly ways; they were afraid he would dominate decision making in the new colony and bring non-religious practices with him. They instead hired Captain Myles Standish to protect, defend, and guide the Pilgrims. Standish did an outstanding, courageous job and was head military adviser for over 20 years. Note: Later John Smith groused that the Pilgrims should have used his maps or hired him, because then they would have moved to Boston harbor right away where there was deep water for the landing of many large vessels and three nearby rivers to facilitate trade and commerce.

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Smith was an Englishman who was sent to Jamestown in the second year of the colony. He later wrote a book about his short time there and lied. Pocahontas was a little Native American girl who may have met Smith, but her story is more interesting than what is told in the fable about her. She was kidnapped by the leader of the colony, held for 4 years, renamed Rebecca, became a Christian, married John Rolfe, left for England, had a baby boy, and died at the age of 19 or 20.

She didn't love him. She didn't know him and she married John Rolfe and left for England before Smith arrived. She was held hostage by the colonists for 4 years and changed her name to Rebecca. She died in England at about age 19 and had given birth to a baby boy.

She didn't save Smith and she was a little girl. The story we know is not true. 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.

he was kidnapped by indians and was brought bake later on he discovered indiands

The story about Pocahontas is not true.She didn't save Smith.The story we know is not true. 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.

he had a baby

YES. The answer is yes. Native American girls by rule were naked from ages 0 to 12. Pocahontas was 12 when the White Settlers took over. She was 100% naked from head to toe when she met John Smith and the millions of other European settlers. At age 12, the most beautiful little girl in the Powhatan tribe moved in with the White Settlers. Always stark naked, she would entertain the White Settlers with her naked cartwheels and her tight perfect little body. Being the only girl and Native American in the entire group of White Men by the millions, she would participate in thousands of gangrapes and gangbangs with the White Men. She was only 12 and her life felt like Heaven. GOD IS A WHITE MAN!

Many of the first settlers were lazy .

so the only way he could make them do work was by taking away their food so now they had to start working

An injury involving gunpowder forced John Smith back to England in 1609. Lord de la Warr took leadership in 1610 and restored the colony's prosperity.

John Smith was so important because he helped the colony in many different ways, in order to start the colony. He quoted "If you don't work, You don't eat."

So they obviously worked more then.

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He wasn't important. The story goes he landed and save the colony. Not true. He lied in his book and was hated in by the men in the fort. To get rid of of him gunpowder was sprinkled on him and lit. He suffered severe burns and to go home to England.

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Various historical sources state that Captain John Smith saved the colony by obtaining food from the indigenous peoples and by dictatorial policies, including a rule that those who did not work did not eat. The veracity of his heroic claims have been challenged and restored various times. Please see the link in the discussion below for an interesting read.

Yes, he was its third leader. When the first settlement was established in 1607, captain Christopher Newport may have intended to hang Smith for interference, but found that Smith was designated by the sealed charter as a head of the colony. Newport, Smith, and Edward Wingfield were among the leaders of the first group. He led the colony in 1608 but returned to England due to injury, missing the disastrous winter starvation of 1609-1610.

He helped the settlers survive at Jamestown. There are a lot of people named John Smith that are famous, in order to give a better answer it would be helpful to know which one you are referring to.
Because he led Jamestown out of starvation and was saved by Pocohantas. He also had his hip blown apart by his own gunpowder.

It would be more accurate to say Cabot rediscovered Canada as Lief Erickson discovered it 500 years earlier.