Virginia Native Americans

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Who were the first people to live in Virginia?

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American Indians

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Why did Christopher Columbus call the native people "Indians"?

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He thought he had landed in the Indies.

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Which language was spoken in the Tidewater region?

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Algonquian

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Which tribe spoke the Algonquoian language?

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Powhatan tribe

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Which tribe primarily spoke the Iroquoian languages?

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Cherokee

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Virginia had _______ major American Indian language groups.

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3

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What are the three major American Indian language groups found in Virginia?

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Iroquoian, Siouan, Algonquian

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Artifacts are

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made by humans

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The Cherokee Indians speak

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Iroquoian

Front

Why did Christopher Columbus call the people he found in the lands he explored "Indians"?

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He thought he was in the Indies.