Before reading Have you seen the film Pocahontas? What did you think of it?
The Story of Pocahontas Pocahontas was a Native American woman who became famous because she made friends with the English settlers of Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of Powhatan, a local chief, so she was in fact a princess. She lived from 1596 to 1617. Pocahontas was an extraordinary woman, and there are many stories about her. 2
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Pocahontas saved the life of English settler, Captain John Smith.
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Pocahontas and the other girls of the Powhatan people collected firewood and helped the adults.
Pocahontas played with the English children. One of their favourite games was doing cartwheels.
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Englishman John Rolfe married Pocahontas. They had a son, Thomas.
