Why did john smith become the leader of the jamestown colony? the other settlers voted him governor. smith took control of the colony. smith used the native americans as allies to gain power in the colony. he was the only one to have survived the first winter. have a reliable answer

the option which was not a function of missionaries in the northwest was the first one - they established posts for trading furs and other goods.

missionaries were sent around the world to spread religion and their knowledge and others - they were not merchants who sold furs and other goods.