One opinion:
He wasn't important. The story goes he landed and save the colony. Not true. He lied in his book and was hated in by the men in the fort. To get rid of of him gunpowder was sprinkled on him and lit. He suffered severe burns and to go home to England.
Another opinion:
Various historical sources state that Captain John Smith saved the colony by obtaining food from the indigenous peoples and by dictatorial policies, including a rule that those who did not work did not eat. The veracity of his heroic claims have been challenged and restored various times. Please see the link in the discussion below for an interesting read.
Captain John Smith
he gave settlers food.
John Smith, who did not let people eat unless they work, was the leader of Jamestown.
Captain John Smith and the English settlers.
John Smith was the leader of the Jamestown settlers
Captain John Smith
John Smith was the leader of the Jamestown settlers. Smith was an English explorer who lived from 1580 to 1631.
Smith required them to work if they wanted to eat.
John Smith
No
he gave settlers food.
He was important because he was
Captain John Smith said, "If you don't work, you don't eat." So if the settlers wanted to survive they had to work.
John Smith, who did not let people eat unless they work, was the leader of Jamestown.
Captain John Smith and the English settlers.
John Smith was the leader of the Jamestown settlers
Captain John Smith. He was one of 105 settlers who sailed from England on Dec. 19 1606.