POCAHONTAS

 Pocahontas was born in 1595 with the name of  Matoaka and her nick name was Pocahontas which meant "little play thing" and was given to her because of her nature playful personality. She was the daughter of the powerful leader of the Powhatan Confederacy Wahunsoncock she was the one that advised her father the most out of the 27 children he had and therefore, she was the favorite. Pocahontas's mothers identity is unknown due to the fact that she never told her life story to any one or kept a diary. She had a very humble personality on top of the fact that she was the daughter of this man she did the exact same things as all the other Powhatan women. She was a true believer and practiced their religion and daily life, until 1607 when the English arrived to their land. The arrival of these men would change her life forever.  Yet, on top of the arrival of these men this was the time when she was the closest to her father watching his every move and when he was about to kill John Smith the captain of the English she intervened and saved his life she was a very caring human being with a gentle heart. Obviously, the English wanted to take possession of the land that was there as a result, they began a war against the Powhatan. In April of 1613 Pocahontas is kidnapped and forced into the English religion and culture, and in 1614 Pocahontas married John Rolfe and brought back peace to the colonies. Before her marriage with John Rolfe Pocahontas was baptized and given the name Rebecca.  when John and Pocahontas marry he was ten years older than she was we are not sure if they fell in love or she was forced into this situation but he was much older than her. In 1616 Pocahontas, John, and their infant baby sailed to England where Pocahontas would be sensational, she was presented to the King and Queen of England and was highly respected for her portrayal of a princess because of the fact that she was the daughter of a "King" back at home. Since all the good people in the world always die first this was the case for Pocahontas she died of a disease and dies before she can return home.