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| RelationshipsTales have linked Pocahontas and John Smith romantically, but history suggests that their relationship was platonic.Grades 3-5 History-Social Science |
| Marriage to John RolfeAround the time of her baptism in 1613, Pocahontas met an English settler named John Rolfe. Although she was only 19-years-old, it was to be her second marriage...and for 28-year-old Rolfe, it was his second marriage as well. Their marriage soon became a symbolic bridge across the waters of the Atlantic.Grades 3-5 History-Social Science |
| Religious InfluencePart of the reason that Pocahontas made such an impact in American history -- and in England as well -- is because of her conversion to Christianity.Grades 3-5 History-Social Science |
| Image of PocahontasA British publisher, Cassell and Company, undertook Pocahontas as a trademark.Grades 3-5 History-Social Science |
| Saving John SmithPart of the Pocahontas legend is the now fabled rescue in 1607 of Jamestown settler Captain John Smith. However, historians have discussed and debated over the years whether it actually happened...although John Smith records in the book he wrote about Virginia that it did.Grades 3-5 History-Social Science |
| Pocahontas and the EnglishMany historians believe if it weren't for Pocahontas, the Jamestown settlement would never have survived.Grades 3-5 History-Social Science |
| Trip to EnglandIn 1616, just two years after their wedding, John Rolfe took Pocahontas to England by arrangement of The Virginia Company, the organization that sponsored the settlement of Jamestown. She was to be the goodwill ambassador.Grades 3-5 History-Social Science |
| Legacy of PocahontasIn the spring of 1617, Pocahontas met her death as she prepared to sail back to America.Grades 3-5 History-Social Science |