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About John Smith_______________?

Correct answer: D. A and B

  • A. Exaggerated and embellish events and depicted Native Americans as barbaric
  • B. In the General History of Virginia, attempted an objective, journalistic style
  • C. Was saved by Squanto
  • D. A and B

Explanation

John Smith’s writings sometimes embellished events and portrayed Native Americans through hostile colonial assumptions, while his General History of Virginia also adopts an ostensibly factual, journalistic manner. He was associated with Pocahontas, not Squanto, so A and B are correct.

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