92-John Smith and Jamestown
Discovering America Podcast
English - January 17, 2017 04:57 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsSociety & Culture History america american discovering history Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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At first Smith was only a council member and arrived on American soil in chains, this would soon change and the charges were dropped but, he was not well liked by other council members. Smith would be captured by a powerful Chief named Powhatan. He was scheduled to be executed but, was saved by a young girl named Pocahontas, whereby gaining the respect from the chief and receiving needed supplies from his followers. Soon many of the people of the colony became sick and many died. Smith regained his strength and did what was needed to supply the colony with food by trading with the Indians and start construction projects for necessary shelter and buildings to make the colony safe.