World Explorers: John Smith

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The English explorer John Smith was crucial to the exploration of and establishment of colonies within the Northeastern United States. The first permanent English colony in the New World at Jamestown owes its creation to Smith, as does the mapping of the Chesapeake Bay. Part of the "World Explorers" series.