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What job did John Smith train the first settlers of Jamestown to do?

  • Hunting

  • Building houses

  • Farming and fishing

  • Weaving

Answer

John Smith trained the first settlers of Jamestown to farm and fish. Smith was an explorer and soldier who was hired by the Virginia Company to lead the Jamestown colony. He arrived in Jamestown in 1607 and quickly realized that the settlers needed to learn how to farm and fish in order to survive. Smith taught the settlers how to grow crops and how to catch fish.
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