Patriot Poll 05/13/2026

Question:
 On May 13, 1607, English colonists established Jamestown — the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. The colony nearly failed multiple times and was saved in part by the leadership of one man who imposed martial discipline and forced the settlers to work. He also famously negotiated with the Powhatan Confederacy, in a story later romanticized in American popular culture. Who was he?

A) Sir Walter Raleigh
B) John Rolfe
C) John Smith
D) Sir Francis Drake

Answer (below):

✅ Correct Answer: C)  John Smith