USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1614, Smith returned to America in a voyage to the coasts of Maine and Massachusetts Bay. He named the region “New England".

Detailed explanation-2: -On two separate voyages, beginning in June and ending in September 1608, Captain Smith and several of his fellow colonists, traveling in an open barge about 30 feet long and 8 feet wide, explored 2, 500 miles of the Chesapeake Bay and many of its tributaries such as the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Seeking a new arena for colonial opportunities in the new world, Smith saw New England as a place where English life could be transplanted to America, and this work is an extended advertisement and prospectus for investors and settlers, with Smith to provide the expertise and leadership.

Detailed explanation-4: -During the summer of 1608, an English soldier named Captain John Smith and a small crew explored nearly the entirity of the Chesapeake Bay, including its coastlines and rivers.

Detailed explanation-5: -Virginians know that Captain John Smith was vital to the survival of Jamestown in its early years. They can quote his order: “He that will not worke, shall not eate.” But few know that Smith’s adventures started years before Jamestown.