Sam
Lao
Sophomore
French
and British colonization of North America
29
Nov 2013
Pocahontas
Pocahontas as a
Powhatan Native American young girl born in 1595 and which is an important bridge
between Native American and British. But there are many unfortunate appears in
her life, the way she don't it to be and it still become like that. Those
problem and difficulty had come in to Pocahontas's life, and it had completely changed
her lifestyle. Powhatan did not live in a happy life. (Pocahontas.biograpgy)
In Pocahontas
early life of a little girl, John Smite had disturbed her peaceful life. From a
naive girl introduce to the darkness of the society, which they are the
British. The story begin like this, John Smite and his armies as looking around
and trying to find new places and start mapping them. But throughout the way it
had come close and close to the Native American tribes, since the Native had
saw them they unleashed arrow to John Smite and his army immediately, some are
died and some are injury. Then they capture John Smite to see their Chief
Powhatan. While they decide to sacrifice this unknown organism, Pocahontas jump
into John Smite and saved him from being killed. At this moment, Pocahontas had
lead into the relationship with the British. In the days Pocahontas and John
Smite are together, she is deeply fall in love with John Smite. But the
happiness are always passing so fast, the time for them to separate had come. (Pocahontas)
John Smite had
to go back to his Jamestown. Relations with the British continued to be
generally friendly for the next year, and Pocahontas was a frequent visitor to
Jamestown. She was a delivery massager from her father to organize the food and
fur trade between the two cultures. During these times, she had still visit John
Smite and have a small chat sometimes. Over time had pass both Nations
relationship have worsened they started to have conflicts. On October 1609,
John Smith was badly injure by gunpowder explosion and was force to return
England. When the next time Pocahontas come to visit she was told her friend
Smith was dead, after she heard this tears squeeze though her eyes. She was sad
and heartbroken. (Historic Jamestown)
Over years had
pass, Pocahontas had slowly forgotten John Smite. And she is plan to marry an
Indian name Kocoum in 1610. But just in this time an English Captain Samuel
Argall decide to kidnap her to get benefit from the Native Indian. To let her
go he needs them to return all English prisoners he held, the arms and tools
that the Indians had stolen. To ask them if they treat her daughter well he let
go some of the ransom. After Pocahontas went with Argall and head back to
Jamestown. Then she met a tobacco planter John Rolf on 1613. Time had pass the
English is completely have enough of patience. They sent armies to attack the
Natives and force them to return all their ransoms. Them come in to the Tribe
and start to burn everything down, and shoot people that they see. It was a
very violent scene. In this place full of blood and explosion Pocahontas, run
to see her family and tell them that she was treated well and she will stay
there as a bridge between the two country. And she also upset about they did
return the ransom to get her out the prison; are the old sword and axes are
more important to them? She was completely abandon by her family and her community.
John Rolfe asked she as his wife and she accepted, but she have no feeling
toward him. Afterward they have children and become a family. (Marriage)
Sir Thomas Dale
sailed back to London in 1616 to get support for the Virginia. To go with him,
he brought many Native Indians that contain Pocahontas, and her family is
coming with her too. Pocahontas is presented to King James I and the royal
family. While she was in English she met John Smite, whom she had not seen for
eight years and she believe John Smite was dead. But the relationship between
them was not like before they are just like stranger met on the street, they
didn't speak and way by. By the way, Pocahontas was happy because he did not
die. After few months, John Rolfe decided to return his family to Virginia. But
unfortunately Pocahontas was deathly from a disease name pneumonia or
tuberculosis in the age of 22. (Ambassador to England)
In conclusion,
Pocahontas's live was not long but she contributes to both English and Native
American a lot and a lot. She use her own life to put them together without any
violent and sacrifice. All we can say is even though her life is sad and
unfortunate but it have brought many benefits to all. Her life is sad; she
could not get the love she wants, she married a person she did not like, and
she had died in a very young age. But what she had exchange to is a remarkable
well-known women nowaday.
Bibliography:
http://www.biography.com/people/pocahontas-9443116
http://www.historicjamestowne.org/wofp/childhood.php
http://www.historicjamestowne.org/wofp/meet_english.php
http://www.historicjamestowne.org/wofp/marriage.php
http://www.historicjamestowne.org/wofp/ambassador.php
http://www.powhatan.org/pocc.html
