VA Studies Chapter 2

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What was the name of the large community located on the north banks of the Pamunkey River, which served as Chief Powhatan's headquarters?

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Werowocomoco

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VS.2a

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Which Indigenous language was spoken in Virginia's Coastal Plain and also in parts of the Valley and Ridge and Appalachian Plateau regions?

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Iroquoian

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VS.2b

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The study of past cultures, including material items left behind by the people, is called —

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archaeology

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VS.2a

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In which area of Virginia were the Algonquian languages spoken?

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VS.2b

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Where did the Monacan, the largest group of Siouan speakers, live?

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VS.2b

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What did the English rename the Pamunkey River?

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York River

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VS.2d

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What did Powhatan communities living near rivers and bays in the Tidewater region build?

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dugout canoes using tree trunks

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VS.2c/d/e

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What would be the best title for the list below?

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Iroquoian Speakers

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VS.2c/d/e

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What did the Monacan people have that they might have traded with the Powhatan?

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Copper beads

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VS.2c/d/e

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Some Indigenous people were forced to leave their homeland and live on a designated area of land called a(n) —

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reservation

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VS.2e