Powhatan,leader of a confederation of about two dozen tribes in Virginia,
A) treated the English as potential allies and attempted to integrate them into his chiefdom.
B) tried unsuccessfully to prevent his daughter,Pocahontas,from marrying John Rolfe.
C) believed initially that the English settlers were gods and invited them into his community.
D) welcomed the English warmly and supplied them with food,agricultural knowledge,and land.

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Powhatan recognized the potential benefits of an alliance with the English and attempted to integrate them into his chiefdom by offering them food, knowledge, and land. He saw them as possible allies against his enemies and sought to use their technology to strengthen his position.

Powhatan,leader of a Confederation of About Two Dozen Tribes in Virginia