Pocahontas By Gracie C.
indian princess I like pocahontas because she is a princess
Birthdate and Place Born in Virginia in 1595
Family Chief Powhatan was her father They were Native Americans
Reason for Fame Pocahontas wanted to make peace with the settlers Brought them food Pocahontas and Captain Smith became friends She was kidnapped when she was 18 and taken to Jamestown They kept her for one year
Adulthood She married John Rolfe in 1614 in Jamestown. They had a son named Thomas Travelled to England in 1616 She got sick and died in England in 1617 She was only 21 years old.