The Powhatan Confederacy Assisted Early Jamestown Settlers Because

question 20

Multiple Choice

The Powhatan Confederacy assisted early Jamestown settlers because

• A) they feared the weapons of the Europeans.
• B) the English had impressed them deeply with evidence of European civilization.
• C) they were promised horses in return.
• D) they hoped to gain the English as allies in their rivalry with other tribes.
• E) mutual aid and assistance was the Indian way of life across the continent.

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