In What Way Was Chief Powhatan Similar to the English

question 85

Multiple Choice

In what way was Chief Powhatan similar to the English and Spanish?

• A) He was as much an imperialist as the English or Spanish, conquering other chieftains and making them give him and his people corn.
• B) He refused to trade with other groups of people outside the Powhatan Confederacy, including the English and Spanish.
• C) He held little power along the Virginia coast and relied on selling his own people as servants to neighboring tribes.
• D) He and his people had little knowledge of agricultural practices in Virginia and, as a result, suffered famine and disease.
• E) He initiated the development of joint-stock companies and used them to fund exploration of neighboring areas in New England.

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