You might be talking about John
Smith, the explorer who played a role in the establishment of Jamestown Colony,
the first permanent settlement in North America. John Smith’s efforts and
leadership helped the colony survive. John Smith worked to promote colonization
of the New World, but also illustrated that wealth could be generated
realistically from suitable industries in the colony such as fishing, fur
trade, farming, and shipbuilding. John Smith is among the few explorers who
viewed New World not as a place to find gold and strike it rich, and that
colonists should be industrious and skilled.
