历史背景:
和动画片开头唱的一样,1607年维吉尼亚公司开始殖民据点詹姆斯敦

詹姆斯敦
英国殖民起初非常不顺利,1607~1609年,由于饥寒交迫和疾病,900个移民中只幸存60人。

1610年~1622年,9000个移民,只幸存了2000人。维吉尼亚公司也因为没有收益而濒临破产。
英国殖民的转折点就是John Rolfe这个人的出现:

John Rolfe
John Rolfe娶了 Pocahontas,站稳了脚跟。(John Rolfe不是电影男主角John Smith,是两个人,John Rolfe是迪士尼《风中奇缘续集2》中才出现的男主角,参考真人电影《新世界》中的两个John)

John Rolfe娶了 Pocahontas
John Rolfe引入烟草业,詹姆斯敦终于开始盈利,因此有了那句谚语 “维吉尼亚州建立在抽烟上”。

随着烟草业的发展,维吉尼亚开始引入黑奴,黑人人口数量增长图如下所示:

乔治亚原本是反对蓄奴的州,后来1751年还是废除了反蓄奴的法案。

1790年,美国第一次人口普查时,390万人中,757000为奴隶,5个美国人里就有1个是奴隶。
基于史实还是篡改史实?
对对对,基于史实,敢问Pocahontas为什么会嫁给殖民者?被绑架的时候几岁?享年几岁?以下就是史实。
Pocahontas was captured and held for ransom by English colonists during hostilities in 1613. During her captivity, she was encouraged to convert to Christianity and was baptized under the name Rebecca. She married the tobacco planter John Rolfe in April 1614 at the age of about 17 or 18, and she bore their son, Thomas Rolfe, in January 1615
In 1616, the Rolfes travelled to London, where Pocahontas was presented to English society as an example of the "civilized savage" in hopes of stimulating investment in Jamestown. On this trip, she may have met Squanto, a Patuxet man from New England.[3] Pocahontas became a celebrity, was elegantly fêted, and attended a masque at Whitehall Palace. In 1617, the Rolfes intended to sail for Virginia, but Pocahontas died at Gravesend, Kent, England, of unknown causes, aged 20 or 21.
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