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約翰‧史密斯成為詹姆斯敦的領導人，1608年9月10日
天生的領袖魅力及爭議性，史密斯一度被排拒在殖民政權之外，在到達維吉尼亞的旅程中，有一些人陰謀的想搞叛變；史密斯運用自己的強壯和機智解決的問題，成為詹姆斯敦人民仰賴的對象。
The charismatic and controversial Smith was originally excluded from the government of the settlement on the grounds that he had conspired to mutiny during the voyage to Virginia. But because of his strength and ingenuity, the people of Jamestown needed him. He began to run things long before he officially received his post, leading the settlers through struggles against disease, starvation, and frequent raids upon the settlement by the Native American tribes. A brash figure with a bold self-confidence, Smith brought his soldiering experience to Virginia.
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