Which Combination of Factors Account for the Powhatans´ Failure to Stem

question 121

Multiple Choice

Which combination of factors account for the Powhatans´ failure to stem the tide of English expansion around the James River?

• A) The devastation of Old World diseases, a lack of unity among Indian tribes compared to the tight-knit, militarily disciplined English settlers, and the English view of the Indians as economic obstacles, rather than assets, in their quest for land
• B) The deadly spread of malaria, the English desire to take over Indian gold mines, and the unstinting hostility of the Powhatan Indians towards the English
• C) The failure of the English to find gold on Indian land, the hatred of John Rolfe for the Indians, and the spread of smallpox
• D) The similarity of the Indians and the Irish in Lord De La Warr´s eyes, the susceptibility of the Indians to smallpox and measles, and the paucity of natural resources in the area
• E) The Indians´ inability to understand the value to the English of the abundant gold deposits in the area, the Indians´ willingness to let the English settlers take their land, and the devastation of diseases like measles and smallpox