ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Captain John Smith was an adventurer, soldier, explorer and author. Through the telling of his early life, we can trace the developments of a man who became a dominate force in the eventual success of Jamestown and the establishment of its legacy as the first permanent English settlement in North America.

Detailed explanation-2: -Leadership of Jamestown He instilled greater discipline among the settlers, enforcing the rule “He who will not work shall not eat.” Under Smith’s guiding hand, the colony made progress: The settlers dug the first well, planted crops and began repairing the fort that had burned down the previous winter.

Detailed explanation-3: -When a royal charter was granted to the Virginia Company of London, Smith and about 100 other colonists led by Christopher Newport set sail on December 20, 1606. On April 26, 1607, the voyagers arrived at the Chesapeake Bay, and on May 14 they disembarked at what was to become Jamestown.