sn't for this pilgrim sent by God. When he died the men missed him greatly, not only because he did more than his share of work, but they missed him because of his kind heart.Gosnold died soon after from fever, and things in Jamestown soon grew out of control. Food supplies were waning, so John Smith went to trade with the local Indians for some corn. He decided to just steal some food, and ended up killing two of the tribe's men. He was promptly hunted down, arrested and taken before the chief, Powhatan. He fabricated fabulous lies about how his people were going to come and save him, and later wrote in his diary about a young Indian girl that begged for her father, the chief, to let the white man to go. After Powhatan's refusal, Pocahontas became desperate and laid her head on top of Smith's so that her father would not decapitate him. He was let go.Six years later, John Smith was taken back to England due to a leg injury, and the greedy colonists saw an opportunity to make some easy money. They kidnapped Pocahontas, who happened to be Powhatan's favorite daughter and held her for ransom. While Sir Thomas Dale was negotiating the terms with Powhatan, another colonist, John Rolfe, took a liking to the Indian girl. He wrote Dale, asking him if he could marry Pocahontas. Both Sir Thomas Dale and Powhatan agreed to it, and the wedding was arranged. Though Powhatan himself did not attend the wedding, he sent some of his men from the tribe. Pocahontas came to be known as Rebecca, and went to England with her husband. She loved England so much that she stayed in England permanently. Although after awhile she was scheduled to return to her homeland, she died before she got the chance.Back in England, suspicion was growing about Jamestown. It seemed that men were always dying from sicknesses or being murdered. The men were relying solely on the hospitality of the Indians, rather than planting their own food. The men were somewh...
