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Nov 12, 2009 · Learn about the life and achievements of John Smith, an English soldier and explorer who founded Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America. Find out how he claims to have been saved by Pocahontas, a Native American woman who allegedly fell in love with him, and how he died in London in 1631.
Feb 20, 2024 · Learn the true story of Pocahontas, the Powhatan "princess" who allegedly saved John Smith from execution, from a 2017 documentary featuring historians and experts. Explore how Pocahontas' life and legacy have been distorted by myths and misinterpretations for centuries.
- 4 min
- Jackie Mansky,Sonja Anderson
Learn about Pocahontas, the daughter of Powhatan, the paramount chief of the Powhatan Chiefdom, and her encounter with Captain John Smith, the famous English explorer. Discover how she was involved in the early relations between the Powhatan and the English, and how her story has been told and remembered.
Pocahontas is most famously linked to colonist John Smith, who arrived in Virginia with 100 other settlers in April 1607. The colonists built a fort on a marshy peninsula on the James River , and had numerous encounters over the next several months with the people of Tsenacommacah – some of them friendly, some hostile.
- Rebecca Rolfe, Matoaka
- Wahunsenacawh/Chief Powhatan (father)
Apr 2, 2014 · John Smith was a British soldier who founded the first permanent British North American colony in Jamestown in the early 1600s. He allegedly saved his life from death by Pocahontas, a Native American leader, and had a romantic relationship with her. He also wrote about his experiences in Virginia and New England, advocating for colonization and trade.
John Smith is the deuteragonist of Disney's 1995 animated feature film Pocahontas. He is a renowned English explorer that took part in Governor Ratcliffe's expedition to Virginia, where he would meet and fall in love with Pocahontas. Smith is very loosely based on the actual historical figure of...
Apr 3, 2014 · Pocahontas was a Powhatan Native American woman who saved the life of John Smith, an English colonist, by placing her head on his own at the moment of his execution. She later married John Rolfe, a colonist, and died in England in 1617. Learn more about her life, captivity, marriage, and legacy from this biography.
