Virginia Indian Groups and Languages

Virginia Indian Groups and Languages

Multiple Choice

Examples of artifacts from the American Indians are

• arrowheads, paper, and metal swords.

• pottery, tools, and metal bowls

• arrowheads, pottery, and tools

• tools and books

Multiple Choice

Artifacts such as arrowheads, pottery, and other tools that have been found tell

• nothing about how people once lived.

• very little about the tools people of the past used.

• a lot about how people who lived long ago felt.

• a lot about people who lived long ago.

Multiple Choice

Virginia had _______ major American Indian language groups.

• 2

• 4

• 3

• 6

Multiple Choice

Which tribe spoke the Algonquoian language?

• Pueblo tribe

• Powhatan tribe

• Rough tribe

• Cherokee tribe

Multiple Choice

Which language was spoken in the Tidewater region?

• Algonquian

• Siouan

• Iroquoian

• French

Multiple Choice

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

• He saw them using bows and arrows to hunt.

• He thought he had landed in the Indies.

• He was a very brave man.

• He sailed in 1492.

Multiple Choice

Who were the first people to live in Virginia?

• American Indians

• Eskimos

• Pueblos

• Virginians

Multiple Choice

Which part of Virginia Indians' lives did NOT depend on the changing seasons?

• food

• shelter

• language

• clothing

Multiple Choice

During which season did the Indians mostly harvest and preserve their crops?

• summer

• spring

• fall

• winter

Multiple Choice

In which season did the Indians hunt birds and other animals and live off of stored foods?

• fall

• winter

• spring

• summer

Multiple Choice

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

• The native peoples called themselves "Indians".

• He thoughts he was in the Indies.

• He made up the name "Indians".

• He thought he had found America.

Multiple Select

Which sections of the map shows where the Iroquoian language groups lived?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Multiple Choice

Which section of the map shows where Algonquian language groups lived?

• 1

• 4

• 5

• 3

Multiple Choice

Which section on the map shows where Siouan language groups lived?

• 2

• 3

• 1

• 4

Multiple Choice

Which American Indian group lived in the Appalachian Plateau?

• Monacan

• Powhatan

• Cherokee

Multiple Choice

The Monacan Indians speak

• Algonquian

• Siouan

• Iroquoian

• Spanish

Multiple Choice

The Cherokee Indians speak

• Iroquoian

• Siouan

• Algonquian

• English

Multiple Choice

Artifacts are

• from the environment

• made by humans

Multiple Choice

A tribe that lived in southwestern Virginia and spoke the Iroquoian language was the _____________________________

• Powhatan

• Cherokee

• Monacan

• Mattaponi

Multiple Choice

Which American Indian group lived in the Tidewater region?

• Powhatan

• Cherokee

• Monacan

Multiple Choice

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

• Iroquoian, Siouan, Algonquian

• Spanish, Algonquian, Iroquoian

• French, Spanish, and English

• Iroquoian and Algonquian

Multiple Choice

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

• Iroquoian, Siouan, Algonquian

• Spanish, Algonquian, Iroquoian

• French, Spanish, and English

• Iroquoian and Algonquian