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History Is Fun: Powhatan's Challenge and Opechancanough's Action [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the interactions between the Powhatan and the English, the different leadership styles of the brothers Wahunsonacock and Opechancanough, and the events leading up to the Powhatan War and Opechancanough's defeat.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Pocahontas

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a brief biography of Pocahontas, the legendary Native American heroine who saved the life of Captain John Smith.
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Baydreaming: Powhatan

For Students 9th - 10th
Wahunsonacock, Chief Powhatan, was the leader of the Powhatan nation of farmers and hunters during the colonization of America.