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Why is powhatan important to England's settlement attempts?

A. His tribe saved the roanoke Island colony
B. He provided supplies to rescue Jamestown
C. He rescued john white from Algonquins

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The correct answer to this question: B. He provided supplies to rescue Jamestown

Explanation: Powhatan was the Chief of an Algonquian alliance in what is today Virginia that (in hindsight, probably bad call) provided supplies to the people that would one day work to exterminate the Algonquins.

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