Pocahontas | Biography, Cultural Legacy, & Facts

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What is known is that Pocahontas became a frequent visitor to the settlement and a friend of Smith. Her playful nature made her a favourite, and her interest in the English proved valuable to them. She sometimes brought gifts of food from her father to …

Pocahontas - HISTORY

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Pocahontas became known by the colonists as an important Powhatan emissary. She occasionally brought the hungry settlers food …

Pocahontas | National Women's History Museum

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Among the most famous women in early American history, Pocahontas is credited with having helped the struggling English settlers in Virginia survive in the early 1600s. The explorer John Smith — who claimed …

Pocahontas - Wikipedia

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The True Story of Pocahontas | History| Smithsonian …

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Pocahontas was the favorite daughter of Powhatan, the formidable ruler of the more than 30 Algonquian-speaking tribes in and …

Pocahontas: Her Life and Legend - National Park Service

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During her religious instruction, Pocahontas met widower John Rolfe, who would become famous for introducing the cash crop tobacco to the settlers in Virginia. By all English accounts, the two fell in love and …

How did Pocahontas become famous? | Britannica

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By the account of John Smith, Pocahontas saved Smith’s life, when she was a girl and he was a prisoner of the Powhatans, by placing herself over him to prevent his …

Pocahontas - Quotes, John Smith & Facts - Biography

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Pocahontas was a Powhatan Native American woman known for her involvement with English colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. In a well-known …

The Real Story of Pocahontas: Her Life, Death and Meaning | Time

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Pocahontas did in fact make the crucial contribution to Virginia’s success, but in a way that completely surprised everyone. Colonists had been trying to grow …

Pocahontas summary | Britannica

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Daughter of the powerful chief Powhatan, Pocahontas helped maintain peace between English colonists and Native Americans by befriending the settlers at Jamestown, Va. By …