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Why do historians think Powhatan may have tied up Smith and threatened to kill him?

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Captain John Smith describes being saved from execution by Pocahontas. ... After killing his two companions, the Indians take Smith to their chief, Powhatan. It is the only description of the event we have and some historians doubt its he bound to his arm with his garters, and used him as a buckler

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