Pocahontas wasn't the first princess to save John Smith's life. According to Smith, when he was captured by Turks in a battle in Hungary in 1602, another beautiful, love-smitten princess played a m...

"A more damned crew hell never vomited." "For feature, countenance, and proportion, (Pocahontas) much exceedeth any of the rest of his people, but for wit and spirit, the only nonpareil of his coun...

Number of people settled in Jamestown in 1607: 105 Number of Jamestown settlers alive after the first winter: 38 Number of settlers sent to Jamestown between 1607 and 1624: 6,000 Population of Jame...

Chesapeake, the Chesapeake, Chesapeake Bay This refers to the coastal regions of Virginia and Maryland surrounding the Chesapeake Bay—the 200-mile long inlet stretching between the Atlantic O...