Pocahontas (l. c. 1596-1617, also known as Amonute, Matoaka) was the daughter of Wahunsenacah (l. c. 1547 - c. 1618, also known as Chief Powhatan), leader of the Powhatan Confederacy in the region of modern-day Virginia, United States. She was a citizen of the Mattaponi-Pamunkey Nation who were members of the confederacy.
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c. 1596 - 1617Life of Pocahontas of the Mattaponi-Pamunkey tribe, daughter of Wahunsenacah, Chief Powhatan, of the region of modern-day Virginia.
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c. 1607Pocahontas meets Captain John Smith at Jamestown.
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1611 - 1619John Rolfe's tobacco blend becomes lucrative cash crop; Jamestown investors become rich.
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1613Pocahontas kidnapped and held for ransom by the colonists of Jamestown.
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1614John Rolfe marries Pocahontas; union ends the First Powhatan War.
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1614 - 1622Peace of Pocahontas between English colonists and Powhatans; established by the marriage of Pocahontas and John Rolfe.
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1615Birth of Thomas Rolfe, son of John Rolfe and Pocahontas.
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1616John Rolfe and family travel to England on promotional tour for Jamestown.
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1617Death of Pocahontas in England; John Rolfe returns to Jamestown.
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1617John Smith meets Pocahontas again in England.
