Jay+G.+-+I+am+John+Smith

For my "I am..." project, I am John Smith. I became interested in this person because he did a great thing establishing a colony in America when it was so risky because it was uncharted. Some things I knew about John Smith, prior to my research, was how he had founded Jamestown and how he had been a writer, captain, soldier, and mercenary. John Smith had also fought for the French who were fighting with the Dutch for independence against the Spanish. Some things that he was known for was that he had a brief association with Pocahontas. They both helped raising their colony, but also started a fight between their colonies. Some things I want to learn about John Smith is how he was able to take all varieties of jobs such as a mercenary, captain, writer, and an author. He had gone to a grammar school so I don't actually think that he learned how to fight in a grammar school where people just learn English. Also, when John Smith was caught by the Powhatan Indians, how did he escape his fate? Some questions that came up in my mind while researching this man was what caused this man to want to get a charter to explore New England?


 * "How did John Smith become a captain and a mercenary?"**

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=**Primary Sources**= Citation:"John Smith: quote on Chesapeake Bay." __American History__. 2008. ABC-CLIO. 26 Mar. 2008 [|http://www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com.] Citation:"John Smith: quote on the necessity of work by Jamestown inhabitants." __American History__. 2008. ABC-CLIO. 26 Mar. 2008 [|http://www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com.] Smith: petition to Her Majesty in behalf of Pocahontas]]
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