Pocahontas
By E. Ashmawee-Garcia
Early Childhood
Pocahontas lived 400 years ago. She was a member of the Powhatan people. Pocahontas was the daughter of Chief Powhatan the leader of the confederacy. Pocahontas`s real name was Motoaka. Pocahontas her nickname, meant ‘playful little girl’ she loved to play in the woods near her village
when the British came
When the English came Pocahontas was only 12 years old . The men had come form across the sea
captured
In 1613 the English took Pocahontas from her people. They told the Powhatan that they would return her if they gave them food and other supplies
married
In 1614 Pocahontas married a man named John Rolfe a prominent colonist and a recent widower
a child is born
Not long after they were married they had a child named Thomas he looked a lot like his mother
death
The cold harsh weather was hard on Pocahontas soon she began to feel sick she may have come down with an illness that hurt her lungs. Her last moments were with her son and her husband then her last few breaths she
works cited
Raatma,Lucia. Pocahontas. New York :Compass Point books,2002. Print
Bader ,Bonnie.Who Was Pocahontas:New York scholastic Inc,2013.Print