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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