Yes, John Rolfe wrote primarily for an English audience, particularly in his correspondence and reports about the Virginia colony. His writings aimed to inform investors and potential settlers in England about the opportunities and challenges in the New World, especially regarding tobacco cultivation, which became a lucrative cash crop. Rolfe's works helped shape English perceptions of America and contributed to the promotion of colonization efforts.
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She was married to John Rolfe in 1614. Mother of Thomas Rolfe. And was presented to English society as a civilized savage to gain support for Jamestown Colony.
She married John Rolfe
Yes, Pocahontas was married before she met John Rolfe. She was married to a man named Kocoum, a Powhatan warrior, with whom she had at least one child. However, her marriage to Kocoum was not formally recognized by the English, and after being captured by the English, Pocahontas eventually married John Rolfe in 1614.
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John Rolfe was a part of the English ships that John Smith was on. One night, Rolfe followed Smith when a few years older and when Smith left, Rolfe went in to meet the Indian princess.
John Rolfe was born in the year 1585!
John Rolfe.
John Rolfe was the husband of Pocahontas, not John Smith.