Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_RolfeJohn Rolfe - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_Rolfe

   • Cached

   John Rolfe (c. 1585 – March 1622) was an English explorer, farmer and merchant. He is best known for being the husband of Pocahontas and the first settler in the colony of Virginia to successfully cultivate a tobacco crop for export.

2. Images

   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 

   View all

3. www.history.com › topics › explorationJohn Rolfe - HISTORY

   www.history.com › topics › exploration

   • Cached

   John Rolfe was an early settler of Virginia who introduced tobacco cultivation and married Pocahontas, the daughter of a Native American chief. Learn about his life, achievements, marriage, death and legacy in this article by History.com editors.

4. www.britannica.com › biography › John-RolfeJohn Rolfe | Pocahontas, Jamestown, Virginia | Britannica

   www.britannica.com › biography › John-Rolfe

   • Cached

   Apr 18, 2024 · John Rolfe (baptized May 6, 1585, Norfolk, England—died 1622?, Virginia [U.S.]) was a Virginia planter and colonial official who was the husband of Pocahontas, daughter of the Indian chief Powhatan. John Rolfe sailed for Virginia in 1609, but a shipwreck in the Bermudas delayed his arrival until the following year.

   • Author: The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

5. Videos

   • 

     6:41

     youtube.com

     John Rolfe: 5 Minute History

     Jul 17, 2021

     7.9K Views

   • 

     3:58

     youtube.com

     Pocahontas & John Rolfe (The New World)

     Mar 2, 2018

     178.9K Views

   • 

     1:26

     youtube.com

     John Rolfe + Pocahontas || Their Story (Uranus)

     Oct 15, 2023

     248 Views

   View all

6. www.worldhistory.org › John_RolfeJohn Rolfe - World History Encyclopedia

   www.worldhistory.org › John_Rolfe

   • Cached

   Feb 16, 2021 · Definition. John Rolfe (l. 1585-1622 CE) was an English merchant and colonist of Jamestown best known as the husband of Pocahontas (l. c. 1596-1617 CE). He is also known, however, for his successful cultivation of tobacco in Virginia which established the crop as the most lucrative export of the early English colonies of North America.

   • Author: Joshua J. Mark

7. historicjamestowne.org › history › pocahontasJohn Rolfe | Historic Jamestowne

   historicjamestowne.org › history › pocahontas

   • Cached

   John Rolfe was a colonist who introduced tobacco to Virginia and married Pocahontas, the daughter of Chief Powhatan. Learn about his life, his adventures, his legacy and his connection to Jamestown Rediscovery.

8. People also ask

   Why did John Rolfe return to Virginia?

   • In 1616, Rolfe took his wife and infant son Thomas to England. Pocahontas died at Gravesend seven months later, just before returning to Virginia. A sad John Rolfe left his young son in the care of a guardian in England and returned to his adopted home. Upon his return to Virginia, he assumed more prominence in the colony.

   John Rolfe - Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical

   www.nps.gov/jame/learn/historyculture/john-rolfe.htm

   See all results for this question

   What did John Rolfe write about Virginia?

   • During their visit, John Rolfe wrote "A True Relation of the State of Virginia Lefte by Sir Thomas Dale Knight in May Last 1616" The manuscript was published in 1617 and further touted the viability of the colony in Virginia. After nine months in England, the party prepared to return to Virginia but was delayed by bad weather.

   John Rolfe - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rolfe

   See all results for this question

   Where is John Rolfe Drive?

   • John Rolfe Drive, in the town of Smithfield in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, connects Battery Park Road with Magruder Road, and is named for Rolfe. John Rolfe Middle School, in Henrico County, Virginia, one of Virginia's eight original shires of 1634, is named for him.

   John Rolfe - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rolfe

   See all results for this question

   How did John Rolfe impact Jamestown?

   • John Rolfe had a significant impact on the Jamestown colony in Virginia, in his marriage to Pocahontas which established an eight-year-long peace, and in the creation of a cash crop, tobacco, on which the fledgling colonies could use to survive economically. Carson, Jane. " The Will of John Rolfe ."

   Life of John Rolfe, Husband of Pocahontas - ThoughtCo

   www.thoughtco.com/john-rolfe-biography-4175806

   See all results for this question

9. www.thoughtco.com › john-rolfe-biography-4175806Life of John Rolfe, Husband of Pocahontas - ThoughtCo

   www.thoughtco.com › john-rolfe-biography-4175806

   • Cached

   Sep 25, 2018 · John Rolfe (1585–1622) was a British colonist who married Pocahontas, the daughter of Powhatan, in 1614. He also introduced tobacco as a cash crop in Virginia and played a role in the Jamestown colony's politics and trade.

10. www.nps.gov › jame › learnJohn Rolfe - Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National ...

    www.nps.gov › jame › learn

    • Cached

    Sep 4, 2022 · John Rolfe was a colonist who introduced tobacco cultivation in Virginia and married Pocahontas, the daughter of Chief Powhatan. Learn about his life, achievements, and legacy at Historic Jamestowne, part of Colonial National Historical Park.