Pocahontas is a historical person from the era when Great Britain was colonizing North America. Unfortunately, what most of us know about her comes from a highly fictitious Disney movie from the late 90's. The climax of that movie is when John Smith is about to be killed by Chief Powhatan, but Pocahontas (the chief's daughter) jumps in between John Smith and death. She proclaims her undying love for John Smith and saves him.
Where do we get this story? It comes from two different historical accounts written by John Smith himself, but the two accounts tell different stories. In this lesson you will look at the two accounts, and what two different historians think about the accounts. After recording your findings and ideas about the situation, you will create a selfie video to answer the essential question: Did Pocahontas save John Smith's life?
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