When Pocahontas Intervened to Save John Smith,she May Have Been

question 35

Multiple Choice

When Pocahontas intervened to save John Smith,she may have been participating in an Algonquian ceremony that

• A) expressed Powhatan's willingness to incorporate Smith into Powhatan's empire.
• B) reflected the Algonquian matriarchal society.
• C) showed deference to Europeans by ensuring that Smith would not be harmed.
• D) appeased the Algonquian gods who disapproved of the killing of outsiders.

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