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According to smith, why did chief powhatan decide to spare smith's life?

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He spared his life because of Pocahontas.

Step-by-step explanation:

According toThe Age of Reason era, Smith was welcomed by the chief of Powhatan nation to a great feast and after the feast, the Indians took him and made him lie on two big stones, about to beat him to death, but Pocahontas, the chief's daughter rushed in and put her head on his to save him, which forced the chief to spare his life, and by extension, his daughter.

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