US History: Native Americans and the first settlements
and fuel, and the animals of the forest were the primary food source. But the Northeast Woodland Native
Americans were not solely hunters and gatherers, but also fishermen and farmers.
The people of the Southeast were farmers first and hunters, gatherers, and fishermen second.
Legend of Pocahontas
Pocahontas is most famous for saving the life of John Smith, a leader among the English colonists. In
1607, Smith was captured by Powhatan warriors and held captive for four days. When two large rocks
were brought in, the legend goes, Smith had a hunch his beheading was imminent. But Pocahontas
begged Powhatan not to kill the Englishman and, being her father's favorite, the chief obeyed his daughter
and spared Smith.
It is true that Pocahontas had acted as an ambassador for her people to the English. In the first years of the
colony, she served as a courier for traded goods and as a negotiator between the two sides. But by 1609
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