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A member of Parliament and a wealthy backer of the Virginia Company. Hoping to raise the company’s esteem in the eyes of potential investors (and potential colonists), he took special interest in John Rolfe and Pocahontas when they visited London. Sandys gave the couple money and made introductions for them, in exchange for a promise from Rolfe that he would, upon returning to Virginia, establish a school meant to educate Indian children and convert them to Christianity.
Sir Edwin Sandys Quotes in Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma
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Chapter 8 Quotes
The Virginia Company’s standing was precarious. Even as Sandys prepared the Lady Rebecca to meet London society, the company was involved in several lawsuits. […] The organization’s financial situation would remain shaky until the general public became convinced that Virginia was truly a land of promise. Naturally, tobacco shipments would be critical, but to raise a significant crop the company first needed to convince potential settlers and investors that the Indians were not bloodthirsty savages.
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Sir Edwin Sandys Character Timeline in Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma
The timeline below shows where the character Sir Edwin Sandys appears in Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 8: In London Town
Sir Edwin Sandys is a member of Parliament and a wealthy investor in the Virginia Company. He takes...
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In March, Rolfe and Pocahontas are ready to return to Virginia. Edwin Sandys gives the Rolfes some money as a parting gift, symbolically meant to congratulate “the good...
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Chapter 9: 1622, and Queen Cockacoeske
...of Pocahontas’s death and of his plans for a school—according to his letter to Edwin Sandys soon after, the tribes are “willing to part with their children.” Rolfe’s letter leaves out...
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Rolfe writes a letter exaggerating his role in brokering this new arrangement to Sandys—he fails to mention his new marriage, a fact which might offend the Indians and thus...
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