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John Smith was born in January of 1580.
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His Childhood was mostly spent away from home.
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At age 15, he leaft school to be a merchant's apprentice for Thomas Sendall.
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John Smith joined the Australian war against the Turks.
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John Smith was sold as a slave but he escaped by killing his master.
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John Smith joined the Virginia Company while people were looking for the NW passage.
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Three ships left England to sail to Virginia
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The journey to Jamestown was sickening, but it was worth the agony.
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The Powhatans were a Indian tribe that built a relationship with the colonists.
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Pocahantas was the daughter of Powhatan, and she saved John when the Powhatans were going to hurt him.
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When John was on exploring New England, gun powder exploded and John got serverely hurt.
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John wrote six books, A Map of Virginia, A Description of New England, True Travles, The General History of Virginia, New England, and Summer Isles.
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John Smith died on June 21, 1631.