John Smith
SHREWD colonizer, presented colonizing such that Native Americans would take it well colonizer with a difference explorer who managed to colonize excellent rapport with natives - to understand their practices, culture, mold self accordingly NEW LAND a myth - but idea of new world, new Church Virginia Native Americans knew their land, knew how to work it come here and get rich easily - rich enough to sustain 3 generations sarcastic attack on how Englishmen fail to make most of resources - only plunder 1607 - Jamestown 1620 - John Smith arrives with pilgrims METAPHORS of fishing and fowling (juxtaposed merits and demerits) *Pocahontas w.r.t. John Smith Textbook notes: Colonizers held the notion that the natives lacked skills, industry, religion etc. Smith says they have all that and fun, and if any colonizer came there, he must know this. Fishing, retreats into the mountains is holiday for Englishmen but daily life for Natives Englishmen pull money out of their pocket...