Pocahontas
1595
Virginia
March 1617
Gravesend, England
Powhatan-Renapé "princess" who helped the Virginia colonists
Portrait: Pocahontas. Reproduced by permission of the Interna...
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Pocahontas (ca. 1595-1617) was the daughter of a Native American chief in Virginia at the time of its colonization by the British. Her marriage to an English settler brought eight years of peace betwe...
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A. What is the background of the musical"
Pocahontas is based off of a historical figure, long ago, during the colonization of the Americas by the English. Pocahontas was a member of the Powhatan tr...
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