This Chapter Tells the Story of the Powhatan Confederacy to Make

Multiple Choice

This chapter tells the story of the Powhatan confederacy to make the point that

A) Indians initially tolerated the first English settlers as allies against rival tribes, but the cultivation of . tobacco led to white land hunger that would destroy Indian power.
B) the initial English settlements at Virginia survived only because of the generous assistance provided by local Indian tribes.
C) Powhatan had no strategy to deal with the white "tribes" who invaded his domain, so he tried in vain to
organize an alliance to resist the English.
D) since the English colony was so self-sufficient, they felt no need to cultivate friendly relations with the
few scattered, unorganized tribal bands in the Chesapeake region.