American Indian Language Groups

10,000 +
years ago

Virginia

The land we call Virginia has been here
for many many years.

1,000 + years

ago

American Indians

American Indians are the first people to
inhabit Virginia.

Inhabit means: to live in a place

1607

Jamestown settlement

English settlers arrive from England to
establish the first permanent English
settlement.

Timeline of Virginia history

Land - American Indians

Reorder

Reorder the following as it has happened in Virginia history:

• The land that we now call Virginia is formed

• American Indians live in all areas of Virginia

• English settlers arrive at Jamestown

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2

3

• 1
• 2
• 3

● American Indians

were the first
people who lived
in Virginia.

● American Indians

lived in all areas
of the state.

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- American ​

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were the ​

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people who lived in Virginia.



- American Indians lived in ​

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of the state.

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Indians

first

all areas

third

some areas

Christopher Columbus: only 8,000 miles off course.

●Christopher Columbus
was a European explorer.
When arriving in North
America, he called the
people he met “Indians.”

●The reason Columbus did
this was because he
thought that he was in the
Indies.

Where Columbus was:.

Where Columbus thought he was

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Where Columbus thought he was.

Where Columbus actually was.

How can we prove that American Indians live all throughout Virginia?

Artifacts:

● Arrowheads
● Pottery
● Tools

Multiple Select

Which of the following three artifacts would have been found to prove Indians live all throughout Virginia?

• Pottery

• Arrowheads

• Tools

• Gold and Silver - Precious Metals

• Berries

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These artifacts were most likely used by Virginia's American Indians-

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American Indians did not believe in land ownership.

​Three major Indian groups in Virginia

​Three major Indian groups in Virginia

How could I possibly remember all these?

Sayings for Virginia Indians

A Pow by the Beach -

Language - Alogonquian

Tribe - Powhatan

Location - Coastal Plain

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Click on the area where the Algonquian language was spoken:

Sayings for Virginia Indians

Monica Sue likes Pie -

Language - Siouan

Tribe - Monocan

Location - Piedmont

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Sayings for Virginia Indians

Cherrie Irie lives herie and over therie -

Language - Iroquian

Tribe - Cherokee

Location - Southern Virginia &

Southwest Virginia

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Click on the areas where the Cherokee tribe spoke the Iroquoian language:

Match

Match the following Virginia Indian tribes to the language they spoke.

• Cherokee

• Monocan

• Powhatan

Iroquoian

Siouan

Algonquian

• Iroquoian

• Siouan

• Algonquian

Match

Match the following Virginia Indian tribe to the location they lived in Virginia:

• Cherokee

• Monocan

• Powhatan

Southwest and Southern Virginia

Piedmont

Tidewater

• Southwest and Southern Virginia

• Piedmont

• Tidewater

Match

Match the following Virginia Indian languages to the location they lived:

• Iroquoian

• Siouan

• Algonquian

Southwest and Southern Virginia

Piedmont

Coastal Plain

• Southwest and Southern Virginia

• Piedmont

• Coastal Plain