Question

read the following excerpt from the true tragic: a biography of captain john smith by paul lewis. pocahontas first steps onto the stage in 1616, a few months after she and her husband, john rolfe, arrived in england. a charming, attractive, and empirically intelligent young woman, she created a sensation everywhere she went. not only was she the daughter of a king and the first native american woman ever to visit the english - taken, too, as a convert to christianity, she aroused interest in circles that would otherwise have ignored her. how could you use the above source in your research? choose one option. a as a primary source that gives pocahontass perspective. b as a primary source that recounts pocahontass visit from the british perspective. c as a secondary source that gives background on pocahontass visit to england. d as a secondary source that offers a theory that pocahontas was not famous during her lifetime.

Explanation:

A primary source is an original document or firsthand account from the time period being studied. The excerpt is from a biography about Pocahontas and provides a firsthand - like account of her arrival in England. It gives Pocahontas's perspective as it describes her actions and characteristics. It is not a secondary source which would analyze or interpret primary sources. And it is from Pocahontas's perspective rather than the British perspective.

Answer:

A. as a primary source that gives Pocahontas's perspective