A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States . CQue9hons to de anw eredfrom the ahoi e map )Name five m ers that ^io^v into Ch< .apoake Bay. What tMo capes are at the en-trance of the bay? To what large body of water is Cliesapcake Bay tributary?Ans.~The Atlantic Ocean. How was Jamestown situated? Into what body ofwater does the Chowan River flow ? What other river flows into Albemarle Sound IIow IS the Island of Eoanoke situated ? In what direction is it from Jamestown ? 30 COLONIAL
A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States . CQue9hons to de anw eredfrom the ahoi e map )Name five m ers that ^io^v into Ch< .apoake Bay. What tMo capes are at the en-trance of the bay? To what large body of water is Cliesapcake Bay tributary?Ans.~The Atlantic Ocean. How was Jamestown situated? Into what body ofwater does the Chowan River flow ? What other river flows into Albemarle Sound IIow IS the Island of Eoanoke situated ? In what direction is it from Jamestown ? 30 COLONIAL JOHN SMITH. chief, dwelling near the fork of the York Rivei VI. On one of his expedi-tions np the Chickahoininy, insearch of corn, he was sur-rounded b}^ about three hun-dred Indians, and, after a des-perate struggle, captured; Intriumph they conducted himthrough the country, showinghim to the various tribes on theRappahannock and PotomacRivers, and then took him to aAfter being detained for three days he was sent to Powhatan, the prin-cipal chief, or emperor of the country, whose subjectsnumbered about eight thousand. Ilis residence Avas on theYork River. The Indian warriors met in council, and, aftera long and solemn consultation, determined that Smith shouldbe put to death. VII. Accordingly he was bound, and his head placed upona large stone; but, just as the savages were raising their clubs to dash out his brains, Poca-hontas, the beloved dauo-hterof Powhatan, a child onlytwelve years old, rushed for-ward, clasped the captives headin her arms, and begged that hislife might be spar
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