USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

NORTH AMERICAN SETTLEMENTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
John Smith was saved by
A
John Rolfe
B
Pocahontas
C
Chief Powhatan
D
King James
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to Smith, during this visit Pocahontas again saved his life by running through the woods that night to warn him her father intended to kill him. However, as in 1607, Smith’s life was not in danger.

Detailed explanation-2: -Desperate and dying, they threatened to burn Powhatan towns for food, so Chief Powhatan suggested a barter with Captain Smith. When negotiations collapsed, the chief supposedly planned an ambush and Smith’s execution. But Pocahontas warned Smith of her father’s plans and saved his life again.

Detailed explanation-3: -By the mid-nineteenth century, Captain John Smith, the early colonial explorer and settler, was a well-known figure in American history. The story of how, in 1607, the Powhatan princess Pocahontas saved him from execution by her tribe appeared in all the standard American histories.

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