John Rolfe

Jamestown was the first successful English settlement in the New World. At first, the English must have thought it was a great thing. But the death rate was very high. Even so, the English just kept pushing and were determined to establish a settlement in the New World. Unfortunately, the English had to deal with many problems. One was faulty planning. When the first shipment of settlers came, there were absolutely no farmers. Meaning that they would have to hunt for food or starve.…

After exploring the various perspectives surrounding the story of John Smith and Pocahontas, I argue that Disney shouldn’t be held socially responsible for their presentation of history. I believe in this to be true because there are already sources out there to present history accurately. Educators shouldn’t have to rely on Disney movies to teach their students an accurate representation of what actually happened. For instance, Laura McClure writes in “Pocahontas” as Teaching Tool, “Students…

In 1606 144 men (no women) were sent to North America to acquire gold, silver and Raw goods working for the Virginia Company still under the rule of King James I. These men became known as the Virginians.Crossing the Atlantic in the year 1607 and landing in the Chesapeake Bay they traveled up a river they later named the James and staked claim to land, Jamestown, loosing over 40 men. Then after the first winter and various other problems their numbers were down to 38.The Virginians of the second…

Unfortunately when Hollywood decides what historical event should the reenact they are always going to choose the one where they have the best possibilities to make the most amount of money. In this case Pocahontas has a more fairy tale appeal or at least one they can make up. There is very truth in the Disney Pocahontas version, if you watch the movie it has good vs evil, and a little bit of Romero and Juliet in it. That appeals to more people than a movie would be if it was about Ann…

Jamestown is known as the English’s first permanent settlement in the New World, that helped create the colonies. The settlement was not as successful as everyone thought. Colonists in Jamestown, during 1605-1609, died because of the lack of supplies, attacks from the Native groups, and disease. Nobody denies that the colonists of Jamestown, had deaths from lack of resources. “Because the adjacent river and creeks became brackish as water levels rose, reliable sources of fresh water would have…

All of the babies had their own beliefs, values, norms, and social practices. I can conclude that Ponijao’s culture consist of family. There were plenty of clips throughout the movie, were his family was always together and being playful. Moreover, they did lived in indigent stances, meaning, they didn’t have much access to clean water and other necessities for living. I believe that the beliefs would be sticking to tradition, at the introduction of the movie Ponijao’s mother had orange paint…

of Pocahontas during her lifetime, other portraits of her were created after she had passed away (Robertson 554). Pocahontas ended up in England when she was captured by the English and converted to Christianity. Soon after she meet her husband John Rolfe where they traveled back to England. The engraving was created as a promotional campaign for English colonization (Robertson 556). Pocahontas essentially was a “demonstration of the effective process of colonization (Robertson 569).…

John Rolfe is best known for his marriage to Pocahontas, but his greatest contribution to the New World would be introducing tobacco as a commercial crop to Virginia colonists. Although the Indians had already cultivated tobacco, Rolfe introduced a sweeter form in Virginia that he imported from Trinidad, whose tobacco was considered superior to the Indian variety. His marriage to Pocahontas in 1614 led to eight years of relative peace with the Indians allowing time for increased land holdings…

In 1995, The Walt Disney Company released an animated movie based on the story of Pocahontas, the daughter of the Powhatan tribe’s chief. Set in 17th century Virginia, free-spirited Pocahontas saves English explorer John Smith’s life from execution, and consequently, both embark on a tale of forbidden romance. True to the advertisement, 2 completely different worlds (the Native Americans and the greedy English) were brought together by the pair, and they narrowly avoid a costly war over land.…

Hannah Ezzell Coach Miers History 1301 22 September 2016 Pocahontas Raised up to be a magnificent being and the central importance of bonds between two very peculiar clashes of people, this strong-willed and idealistic woman set history in place. As I review these articles, I hope to receive knowledge over the history of Pocahontas and how she became such an important aspect to the English and the Powhatan Indians. I would also like to grasp a better understanding on how the Algonquin princess…