The Powhatan Indian Pocahontas
A. inspired a debate in England about the possibility of assimilating Indians into English culture.
B. refused to convert to Christianity but managed to create a blending of native Christian customs into a hybrid religion.
C. married Englishman John Smith and traveled to England with him.
D. was kidnapped by John Rolfe as a means of forcing the Powhatans to teach the English how to grow tobacco.
E. was the cause of a war between the Powhatan Indians and Virginian colonists.
Answer: A
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