John Smith (explorer)
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title:
John Smith (explorer)
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John Smith 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. He was a leader of the Virginia Colony between September 1608 and August 1609, 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
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English soldier, explorer, writer (1580–1631)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_(explorer)
date created:
2002-12-30T23:51:46Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T15:25:58Z
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