Pocahontas
The book I read was Pocahontas, by Grace Steele Woodward. This book covers many different subjects in the life of Pocahontas. The book begins with a background of Pocahontas. She was not just an Indian girl but the daughter of a very powerful chief. Her father was Chief Powhatan who controlled a lot of the land around the Jamestown area and up to the Chesapeake Bay region. He kept a tight fist with all of his tribes that he had acquired during his conquests by placing family members in charge of the new land. Powhatan had the respect of all his people and his people knew not to try to over throw him or question his authority.The Powhatan Indian Tribe was made up of different combinations of Indian tribes some included the Cherokees, Iroquois, Monacans, Siouan, Choctaws, Creeks, Chickasaws, and the Muskhogean. The Powhatan's dressed different between the sexes and classes of the tribe. Members of the royal household would wear many feather and deerskins on their bodies and usually painted themselves in bright colors. Men of lower standards wore just breechcloths which were usually made of rabbit skins or beaver skins. Pocahontas was born into the Powhatan tribes in either 1596 or 1597 historians aren't exactly sure
She married John Rolfe in April 5,1614. Her place of birth was Werowocomoco, Chief Powhatan's principal residence until 1609. Smith was released after landing at Jamestown but Smith could not take the oath of allegiance to King James or sit with the council until June 10, when he was cleared of all charges (Woodward 55). She gave birth to a son in 1615 named Thomas. I felt this book was informative and gave a little more insight into Pocahontas' life. In the spring of 1914 she was converted to the church of England and renamed Rebecca. Captain Newport arrested Smith on route to Jamestown for inciting mutiny among some of the crewmen on the ship Susan Constant. The English taught Pocahontas to be an English lady by wearing dresses and teaching her about the Church. He felt that they would bring destruction to his great empire and his region. Not many Englishmen understood the language of the Indians. On the day she was to return to Virginia, March21, 1616, she died from either pneumonia or perhaps tuberculosis. Powhatan had many wives and historians aren't sure of Pocahontas' real mother, her whereabouts and name is unknown. Soon after Smith had left Jamestown the Indian trouble got worse.
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