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1. www.historytools.org › stories › unveiling-the-truthUnveiling the Truth: The Real Story of Pocahontas - History Tools

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   1 day ago · In 1613, during a period of escalating violence, Pocahontas was kidnapped by the English and held captive at Jamestown (Haile, 1998). During her captivity, Pocahontas was introduced to Christianity and baptized, taking the name Rebecca. She also met John Rolfe, an English tobacco planter who had lost his wife and child during the journey to ...

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3. encyclopediavirginia.org › entries › tsenacomocoTsenacomoco (Powhatan Paramount Chiefdom) - Encyclopedia Virginia

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   May 3, 2024 · In 1613, Samuel Argall kidnapped Pocahontas and took her to Jamestown as a hostage. She converted to Christianity in April 1614 and married John Rolfe as Powhatan agreed to suspend hostilities. After Powhatan died in April 1618, his brother or kinsman Opitchapam became paramount chief.

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   May 3, 2024 · The end of the First Anglo-Powhatan War (1609–1614), prompted in part by the marriage of Pocahontas, coincided with the introduction into the colony of a saleable, West Indies–grade of tobacco by Pocahontas’s new husband, John Rolfe. With revenue from tobacco exports, colonists could more easily fend for themselves in Virginia.

5. socialstudiesforkids.com › articles › ushistoryPocahontas: the History and the Legend - Social Studies for Kids

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   May 16, 2024 · Although no evidence exists, many writers have crafted a romance between Pocahontas and John Smith. This story of love between the two people has appeared in books and poems as early as 1803 and in movies, in a 1924 silent film and, more recently, a Disney movie in the 1990s.

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7. www.americanhistorycentral.com › entries › secondThe Second Anglo-Powhatan War - American History Central

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   3 days ago · The First Anglo-Powhatan War was fought from 1619 to 1614 and ended when Pocahontas married John Rolfe. English plantations increased due to the expansion of tobacco fields and increased immigration, due to the Headright System.

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8. www.thecollector.com › colony-jamestown-mystery-mythJamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony

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   May 9, 2024 · Pocahontas died suddenly from an unknown cause in 1617, and Rolfe decided to leave his son with distant relatives in England when he departed. Historians suspect Pocahontas could have died from exposure to an unfamiliar European pathogen, but the circumstances around her death are considered suspicious by others.

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   May 9, 2024 · The discourse is followed by three letters: (1) From Sir Thomas Dale, dated Jamestown, June 18, 1614; (2) From Rev. Alexander Whitaker, dated Virginia, June 18, 1614; (3) From John Rolfe, giving his reasons for marrying Pocahontas. Encounters in the New World: A History in Documents by Jill Lepore. Call Number: E59.F53 E53 2000.