Baptism Of Pocahontas Analysis

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The Baptism of Pocahontas, painted by John Gadsby Chapman, was commissioned in 1837 and hung in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in 1840 (Architect of the Capitol 2015). This painting depicts the baptism of Pocahontas, who was perhaps the first native converted to Christianity (Architect of the Capitol 2015). When this painting was commissioned, The Indian Removal Act of 1830 had previously forced many Indians from their homelands (Keene, Cornell and O'Donnell 2013, 235) which had created feelings of dissension between Americans and Indians (Keene, Cornell and O'Donnell 2013, 236). During the late 1830’s and early 1840’s, America was once again growing westward and encountering Indian resistance (Keene, Cornell and O'Donnell 2013, 322).

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