Birth: c. 1595, Virginia Region
Death: March 21, 1617, England
Early Influences:
- Saved the life of Captian John Smith from execution by her tribe
- Converted to Christianity
- Married John Rolfe, a successful tobacco planter
Education:
- No formal education
Major Accomplishments:
- Saved the life of Captain John Smith thereby fostering Native American/Colonist relationship
Significance:
- After saving John Smith's life, she helped bring food to the starving English colonists
- Helped bring peace between the English colonists and the Indians after being captured by the colonists and marrying John Rolfe.
- Showed England that not all 'Indians' were savages as many of them thought
Contemporaries:
- John Smith - Colonial Leader
- James I - King of England
- Tokugawa Ieyasu - Shogun of Japan
