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Pocahontas
The story of Pocahontas, the beloved daughter of Powhatan, has been enjoyed by schoolchildren for generations. Stories handed down in books and Disney's largely fictionalized version of the maiden have made her famous and larger than life. This category is to separate fact from fiction about Pocahontas, Powhatan, John Rolfe and, of course, John Smith.
843 Questions
How many times did Pocahontas save captain john smiths life?
Pocahontas has only saved john smith's life once
Where did John Smith and his English settlers come from when they came to Pocahontas's land?
England. They came looking for gold. The story we know is not true. Actually the colonist landed in an area of 14,000 Native Americans and in the worse land in the area. Powhatan pretty much left them alone. I think he figured that they would die from the bad water and disease . He was fairly right. Within 6 months there were only 34 men left alive of the 104 who came. It wasn't until after his death that the brother of Powhatan attacked the colony. The story about Smith is also not true. He did NOT save Jamestown. He was only there a very few months and he lied about his contribution to the settlement in a book he wrote several years later. He also made up the story about Pocahontas and she died young so couldn't refute his story. The man who did save Jamestown was the husband of Pocahontas and gave tobacco seeds to the colony. That was John Rolfe.
Why was the marriage between Pocahontas aunt Colleen its John my phone is so important?
The marriage between Pocahontas aunt Colleen was so important because they loved each other
Why did Pocahontas want to be friends with the English?
She snuck out from home to see capt. John smith
John Danforth is 75 years old (birthdate: September 5, 1936).
Did Pocahontas want to marry John Smith?
The only mention of a connection between John Smith and Pocahontas was in John Smith's memoirs that he wrote several years after returning from the colony. The actual likelihood of John Smith having ever known Pocahontas is remote.
Pocahontas was married to John Rolfe, the one of the more affluent settlers in the Virginia Colony of Jamestown. She had been taken captive by him in a raid, and perhaps in an attempt to establish an ally relationship with her father, Powhatan the chief of the Five Tribes, he mimicked the practice of the Powhatan Renape or Virginia Algonquians. This was in fact quite successful.
The only real relationship between Captain John Smith and Pocahontas was that he visited Virginia Colony and she was there when the white settlers arrived. Oh, and Disney perpetuated the myth of a nonexistent love affair in that cartoon.
What was pocahontas favorite sport?
While today we expect famous men and women to have hobbies (like playing sports), back in the 1600s, life was much harder and there was less time for play. As a young Indian woman, Pocahontas would have done cooking, sewing, and farming, as well as helping with the children in the family. She might have made pots or plates, but not as a hobby-- she would have made them for her siblings and herself to use (there were no stores back then; whatever you wanted, you either made it by hand yourself or hired someone to make it for you). And while she may have played some childhood games with others in her village, we do not have any reliable information about whether she did that or not.
How long did captain John Smith serve as a soldier?
I believe, but I am not sure, that Captain John Smith serve as a soldier for 3 years or less for when he went to battle the Turks, it said he got capture and enslaved in Hungary, but later he was sent to Istanbul where a mistress who did not wanted him to be enslaved, sent him to her brother is farm where he later killed the owner and fled for England. He later became an explorer who founded the American colony of Jamestown.
What did Pocahontas do to be a hero?
As far as I know Pocahontas was actually named Matoaka she was nicknamed pocahontas.
She had saved the life of John Smith when she kept her father from clubbing him to death when she was about 10 or 11 years old.
Which leader of the Jamestown expection had has left arm strooken of by Spaniards?
christopher Newport
What did Disney changed in about Pocahontas?
It would be a much simpler question to ask what did they get right (historically accurate) about the movie; then you could say: the basics of the storyline, her name, and the name of her tribe (I think).
Who was almost executed by Chief Powhatan?
In the 'Pocahontas' Disney movie, Chief Powhatan was about to execute John Smith, but Pocahontas saved him by throwing herself in the way of the weapon, causing the Chief to stop.
Why is it hard to know what to believe of Captain John Smith's version of the Pocahontas story?
Because it appears Smith may have been trying to glamorize his actions.
How old was Pocahontas when she died?
Pocahontas died when she was 21 years old, in the year 1617.
She was 20 or 21 years old. (Born 1596, Died March 1617)
Pocahontas was exactly 5'2, 100 pounds, and had a 19 inch waist.
What did Pocahontas change her name to after she married John Rolfe?
She changed her name to Rebecca when she was baptized, which was just before she got married to John Rolfe.
Is there a short story similar to the story of Pocahontas and John Smith?
http://www.archive.org/stream/handbookamindians02hodgrich#page/862/mode/2up
the story of milly is very similar
