This is Captain John Smith born in 1580 and died in 1631
In 1619 a Dutch ship arrived with the frist blocks of tabacco. The plantions need many workers so the colonist brought slaves to help them.
The first Europeans to settle inVirginia were from England. They tried many times then finally Jamestown was a settlement that lasted. A total of 214 settlers left England in December 1606 and landed in Virginia on May 13, 1607. This settlement was named for the English king James I. Their leader was John Smith who kept the colony going for two years.