Capt. John Smith Explores the Chesapeake Bay
On the second of June in 1608, Captain John Smith along with fourteen English colonists departed the Jamestown settlement in a open 30-foot boat. Their expedition was to explore and map the Chesapeake Bay region. During the 3-month expedition, they traveled over 1,500 miles making maps of the areas traveled.
This was the first major exploration by Europeans of the bay region. Spanish explorers and settlers established colonies in the area during the previous 85 years, but had not traveled the bay extensively.
The English sailed to the area in 1607 for three major reasons; to find precious minerals, to discover a …read more
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