John Smith was elected president of Jamestown on September 10 , 1608 . A brash and boldly self - confident figure , Smith brought years of soldiering experience to the Virginia venture . While fighting the Turks in Transylvania , he was wounded , captured , and sold , he claimed , into slavery in Turkey . Smith reported that he eventually escaped with the assistance of a Turkish woman who had fallen in love with him .
According to the above context, choose the best option to answer the following question.
Question: WHat happened before John 's story ?
Options:
A. He ran away from war
B. None of the above choices .
C. He got married
D. He signed up to fight


D