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Quick Facts
- NAME: Pocahontas
- OCCUPATION: Political Leader
- BIRTH DATE: c. 1595
- DEATH DATE: c. March 21, 1617
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Jamestown, Virginia
- PLACE OF DEATH: Gravesend, United Kingdom
- AKA: Rebecca
- AKA: Matoaka
- AKA: Amonute
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Native American Princess Pocahontas was chief Powhatan's daughter and wife of Englishman John Rolfe. She helped English settlers in the Jamestown Colony.
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Pocahontas - Mini Bio
Pocahontas was a Native American Princess, ambassador, and peacemaker to the first American settlers. She eventually was taken hostage by the British. She married John Rolfe and was renamed Rebecca.
Pocahontas - Proposal Accepted
Pocahontas, daughter of Chief Powhatan, married English colonist John Rolfe. At the time of their marriage, it was considered outrageously scandalous.
Pocahontas - The Lady Rebecca
When Pocahontas arrived in England with her husband and infant son, John Smith called her The Lady Rebecca and arranged for her to visit with Queen Anne.
Pocahontas - Mischief and Joy
Pocahontas' people, the Powhatan tribe, were led by her father, Wahunsunacock. In the 1590's the Powhatan people were in an advanced level of their civilization.
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Native American princess Pocahontas was born around 1595 near Jamestown, Virginia. She first met English settlers in Jamestown Colony in 1607. Pocahontas and John Smith developed a friendship. She gave food to the colonists warned them of an upcoming attack. When Smith left the colony in 1609, Pocahontas ended her support. In 1613 she married John Rolfe in the first U.S. mixed marriage.© 2012 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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