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Samuel Argall, having captured Pocahontas in Passapatanzy, Virginia, sets off with her to Jamestown with the intention of exchanging her for English prisoners held by her father.
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Native American woman (c. 1596 – 1617)
Pocahontas was a Native American woman belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of Wahunsenacawh, the paramount chief of a network of tributary tribes in the Tsenacommacah,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Passapatanzy, Virginia
Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States
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