What is the setting of the Disney classic, Pocahontas?

Hmmm, I would argue that (considering the movie was made
in 1995) Pocahontas cannot be considered a Disney "classic" quite
yet, but that being said, I will be happy to explore with you both elements of setting
that are important: the setting of time and the setting of
place.

First, the film is set in 1607.  How do I know
this?  The very first song entitled "The Virginia Company" the very first line is "In
1607 we sailed the open sea, for glory, God, and gold and the Virginia Company."  To
there ya' go.  It's also reveals the iconic first trip of the European settlers on task
to settle in the new world and create Jamestown.

I find the
setting of place to be a bit ironic.  In reality, the "current" setting of the film is
Jamestown, Virginia.  The irony is that the "Jamestown, Virginia" looked absolutely
nothing like the Jamestown, Virginia of today.  Why?  When John Smith arrived in a "new
world" of complete wilderness with no settlements at all, ... and absolutely no settlers
other than himself and the Virginia Company that traveled with him.  So perhaps the more
correct term for the place that is the setting of this film is exactly what is quoted
above:  the "tidewater region of Virginia (called Tenakomakah by the Powhatan)."  Part
of Disney's goal in the setting is to show the profound beauty of the region before
European settlers arrived.

I must end
my answer with a request for you to read John Smith's account of the story in
The Generall Historie of Virginia (which you will see romanticises
his involvement quite as much as the movie).  It's actually fun to note the differences
and similarities here and consider the difference between history and fiction and how a
piece of literature can actually blend the two (to the detriment of future generations
knowing the "real" truth).