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Jan 1, 1580
Early Life
John Smith's early ife was taken up as a merchant apprentice. His birthdate is in either 1579 or 1580. He was born in Lincolnshire, England -
Leaving England
He left England for the continent and became a mercenary for the French military. -
1604
John Smith escapes slavery in Turkey and returns to England. -
John Smith Leaves for Jamestown
John Smith and company set out for Jamestown. Along the way John is accused of mutiny and almost hanged but is saved and placed into custody until they arrive on the continent right by the Chesapeak Bay -
Arrival in Jamestown
John Smith arrives in Jamestown on the eastern Virginian coast. He helps establish it and becomes a leader. He came up with a motto to keep people and the settlement alive, "No work, then no food". -
Exploring the reigion
John Smith searches the Chesapeak area for gold and a water route to the Pacific Ocean. During this time he was captured by Native Americans -
John Smith is captured by Indians
John Smith goes looking for Native Americans to buy corn but is captured and nearly beaten to death. When Pocahontas intervenes, he is then taken back to Jamestown. -
John Smith must return to England
John Smith sustains an injury froman accidental gunpowder explosion and must return to England to safely recover. -
John Smith leaves England for the Americas again.
John Smith explores the northern coast of North America and names it New England. After trading with the Indians he returned to England with valuable cargos of furs and dried fish. When returning to America his ship is captured by French pirates. He eventually makes it back to England. -
John is stuck in England
Pocahontas and her husband John Rolfe visit him in England. He then planned another voyage to the Americas but poor weather conditions kept him stuck there. He soon became a writer and supporter of English colonization of the New World.
