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08-04-2011, 12:35 PM
Matoaka was the beautiful and lively daughter of Powhatan, ruler of the land that the English named Virginia. "Pocahontas" was her childhood nickname, translated as "little wanton," meaning she was playful and hard to control.
The Real Pocahontas (http://pocahontas.morenus.org/)
"Matoaka, alias Rebecca, daughter of the most powerful prince of the Powhatan Empire of Virginia."
The Virginia Company of London had long seen one of its primary goals as the conversion of American Indians to Christianity. With the conversion of Pocahontas and her marriage to an Englishman–all of which helped bring an end to the First Anglo-Powhatan War (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Powhatan_Wars)–the company saw an opportunity to promote investment. The company decided to bring Pocahontas to England as a symbol of the tamed New World "savage" and the success of the Jamestown settlement. In 1616, the Rolfes traveled to England, arriving at the port of Plymouth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth) on June 12. They journeyed to London by coach, accompanied by a group of about eleven other Powhatans, including a holy man named Tomocomo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomocomo). John Smith was living in London at the time and while Pocahontas was in Plymouth, she learned he was still alive. Smith did not meet Pocahontas, but wrote to Queen Anne, the wife of King James (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_I_of_England), urging that Pocahontas be treated with respect as a royal visitor.
Pocahontas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocahontas)
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The Real Pocahontas (http://pocahontas.morenus.org/)
"Matoaka, alias Rebecca, daughter of the most powerful prince of the Powhatan Empire of Virginia."
The Virginia Company of London had long seen one of its primary goals as the conversion of American Indians to Christianity. With the conversion of Pocahontas and her marriage to an Englishman–all of which helped bring an end to the First Anglo-Powhatan War (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Powhatan_Wars)–the company saw an opportunity to promote investment. The company decided to bring Pocahontas to England as a symbol of the tamed New World "savage" and the success of the Jamestown settlement. In 1616, the Rolfes traveled to England, arriving at the port of Plymouth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth) on June 12. They journeyed to London by coach, accompanied by a group of about eleven other Powhatans, including a holy man named Tomocomo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomocomo). John Smith was living in London at the time and while Pocahontas was in Plymouth, she learned he was still alive. Smith did not meet Pocahontas, but wrote to Queen Anne, the wife of King James (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_I_of_England), urging that Pocahontas be treated with respect as a royal visitor.
Pocahontas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocahontas)
http://www.avatar-forums.com/images/imported/2011/08/30.jpg