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2. www.britannica.com › biography › John-Smith-BritishJohn Smith | Jamestown, Pocahontas, & Adventures | Britannica

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   Apr 9, 2024 · June 21, 1631, London. Founder: Jamestown Colony. John Smith (baptized January 6, 1580, Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England—died June 21, 1631, London) was an English explorer and early leader of the Jamestown Colony, the first permanent English settlement in North America. Smith played an equally important role as a cartographer and a prolific ...

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3. www.americanhistorycentral.com › entries › john-smithJohn Smith, Facts, Biography, Accomplishments, Jamestown

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   Apr 11, 2024 · c. 1580–1631. John Smith was an English soldier, explorer, and historian. He is most famous for his role in helping stabilize Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in America, and his legendary encounter with the Powhatan princess, Pocahontas. John Smith. Image Source: Captain John Smith by Tudor Jenks, 1904.

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   Apr 13, 2024 · Box office. $346.1 million [1] Pocahontas is a 1995 American animated musical historical drama film based on the life of Powhatan woman Pocahontas and the arrival of English colonial settlers from the Virginia Company. The film romanticizes Pocahontas's encounter with John Smith and her legendary saving of his life.

   • Box office: $346.1 million
   • Produced by: Jim Pentecost

   • Budget: $55 million
   • Music by: Alan Menken

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   Apr 14, 2024 · Back in England after his trip to Jamestown, Va., Capt. John Smith (Anthony Dexter) tells the tale of his journey, particularly his lost romance with Native ...

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   Apr 15, 2024 · The historical record regarding Pocahontas's interactions with English settlers, particularly Captain John Smith, is complex and often relies on accounts written by English colonists. According to Captain John Smith's own writings, he claimed that he was captured by Powhatan warriors in December 1607 and brought before Chief Powhatan for a mock ...

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   How did Pocahontas save John Smith?

   • By the account of colonial leader John Smith, she interceded to save Smith’s life in December of that year, after he had been taken prisoner by her father’s men. Smith wrote that, when he was brought before Powhatan, Pocahontas halted Smith’s execution by placing herself over him as he was about to have his head clubbed on a stone.

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   Who captured Pocahontas?

   • A group of colonists led by Samuel Argall captured Pocahontas three years after John Smith departed for England; she converted to Christianity in Henricus and later married John Rolfe, who was known for introducing tobacco as a cash crop. Governor Ratcliffe did not return to England, but was killed by the Powhatan in 1609.

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   How old was Pocahontas when he came to Virginia?

   • Pocahontas was around 10 or 11 at the time John Smith arrived with the Virginia Company in 1607, in contrast to her portrayal as a young adult in the film. Smith is portrayed as an amiable man; in reality, he was described as having a harsh exterior and a very authoritarian personality by his fellow colonists.

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   How old was Pocahontas when she first met the colonists?

   • Pocahontas was a girl of age 10 or 11 when she first became acquainted with the colonists who settled in the Chesapeake Bay area in 1607. Pocahontas Saving the Life of Captain John Smith, chromolithograph, c. 1870.

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9. www.nps.gov › jame › indexHistoric Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park ...

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   Mar 29, 2024 · Walk in the steps of Captain John Smith and Pocahontas where a successful English colonization of North America began. Despite early struggles to survive, the 1607 settlement evolved into a prosperous colony. As the colony expanded, the Virginia Indians were pushed out of their homeland. In 1619, the arrival of Africans was recorded, marking the origin of slavery in English North America.