According to smith, why did chief powhatan decide to spare smith's life?

He spared his life because of Pocahontas.

Explanation:

According toThe Age of Reason era, Smith was welcomed by the chief of Powhatan nation to a great feast and after the feast, the Indians took him and made him lie on two big stones, about to beat him to death, but Pocahontas, the chief's daughter rushed in and put her head on his to save him, which forced the chief to spare his life, and by extension, his daughter.

the fact that could also be added to column b is that during world war ii, specifically between the years 1941 and 1945, japan expanded its territory towards the indonesian territory in what was known later as part of the "pacific war". in that time, japan could conquer the philipines, singapore,   borneo, central java, malang, cebu, sumatra and various other islands of the area, therefore expanding its territory for a brief period of time.

number 4. should be the correct answer