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Jan 15, 1580
Birth
Born in Wiloughby, england -
Period: Jan 15, 1580 to
John Smith
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John smtih's Dad dies
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Went to war
John smith joined austria to fight the turks -
Captured
He was captured in Translyvania and sold as a slave -
Escaped
He killed his master and escaped back to translyvania. -
Captured
Captured again and sent to the Turkish pasha's wife
she then fell in love with him and sent him to her brother to be trained in the army. -
Escaped
He killed the brother and escaped to England. Some sayy he engaged in piracy on this journey -
The founding of jamestown
Jamestown is found and founded after a two week search for settlement. -
Captivity
John smith was captured by the Indians and Pocahontas saved John Smith from being killed. -
Return to England
he is injured by a gunshot wound and has to return to England for medical care. -
Starving time at Jamestown
During this time the people were so hungry so they had to eat their animals and when it got so bad they dug up the dead bodies and ate them! -
Virginia's House of Burgesses Convenes
It is the first legislative assembly in English North America. -
Blacks come to virginia
They cmae on a Dutch ship. We know that they were not the first blacks to come. -
Mayflower compact
Signed by 42 men in Provincetown Harbor, massachusetts -
Piligims Land
The pilgrims land at Plymoth, Massachsetts -
Games forbiden on Christmas
William Bradford forbids game playing on Christmas day -
Indian Attacks
Indian attacks kill 1/3 of the English settlers in Virginia. -
John Smith Publishes his book
He publishes Summer Isles and General History of Virginia -
New Netherland is Established
The Dutch establish New netheralnd -
The Maypole at Merry Mount
In Quincy, Massachusetts Thomas Morton and others set up a maypole, danced, feasted and drank -
His Death
