John Smith

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colonial leader explorer human soldier

John Smith was an English soldier, explorer, and leader who played a pivotal role in the establishment and survival of the Jamestown colony in early colonial Virginia.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial leader → explorer → human → soldier →
causeOfFame	ensuring survival of early Jamestown settlement →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of England →
dateOfBirth	1580-01-09 →
dateOfDeath	1631-06-21 →
describedIn	The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles →
educatedAt	local schools in Lincolnshire →
employer	Virginia Company of London →
ethnicGroup	English →
familyName	Smith →
givenName	John →
hasHonorificPrefix	Captain →
hasOccupationRole	captain in colonial Virginia →
hasPartInNarrative	legend of Pocahontas saving his life →
influenced	English colonization of North America →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
movement	Age of Discovery →
name	John Smith →
nativeLanguage	English →
notableFor	exploration of the Chesapeake Bay → leadership at Jamestown → mapping of New England →
notableWork	A Map of Virginia → A True Relation of Such Occurrences and Accidents of Note as Hath Happened in Virginia → The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles →
occupation	author → cartographer → colonial governor → explorer → soldier →
participantIn	Anglo-Powhatan conflicts → establishment of Jamestown → exploration of New England coast →
placeOfActivity	Chesapeake Bay → Jamestown, Virginia → New England →
placeOfBirth	Willoughby, Lincolnshire →
placeOfDeath	London →
positionHeld	President of the Council of the Jamestown colony → leader of the Virginia colony at Jamestown →
religion	Protestantism →
sexOrGender	male →
subjectOf	accounts of rescue by Pocahontas →
wroteAbout	Native American peoples of the Chesapeake region → New England → Virginia colony →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pocahontas →	allegedRescueOf
Samuel Smith →	father
John Smith →	name
Colony and Dominion of Virginia →	notablePerson
The New World →	portrays