93-John Smith and His Activities
Discovering America Podcast
English - January 27, 2017 04:02 - 36 minutes - 25.2 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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John Smith was back at Jamestown but, like so many upstarts it needs to survive on its own. The colony still had to rely on the Indians for food. So far the relationship was congenial, to some extent. The Indians thought the world of English copper, and so what if a shovel came up missing. It’s when the stealing was blatant that Smith put his foot down and the outward challenge against him and others. After a visit from Pocahontas with a message from her father, Powhatan, peace and stolen items were returned. Since Smith was not allowed by decree and order of Newport to explore any inland areas, now was his chance to sail off on a voyage of discovery, the Chesapeake Bay.