Without the leadership of John Smith, they might have all perished. John Smith was one of the seven members of the governing body that the Virginia Company of London appointed but he lost his seat at council due to a brawl on the ship. ... The period following the departure of John Smith was known as the "Starving Time" which spanned from the winter of 1609 through the spring of 1610. ... Without the presence of John Smith or Sir Thomas Gates, these settlers went through a very disastrous winter. ... Unlike John Smiths laws that were martial, these laws were civil laws but they c...

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