The Native American Leader Powhatan

question 18

Multiple Choice

The Native American leader Powhatan:

• A) tried to avoid trade with the colonists because he believed it would destroy Native American culture.
• B) managed to consolidate control over some thirty nearby tribes.
• C) was the brother of Pocahontas.
• D) invited the colonists to feasts with his tribe and then slaughtered eighty Virginia settlers.
• E) won the respect of the colonists when he defeated John Smith in a wrestling match.

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