Roanoke VA Native American

NC Natives/Colonists Study Guide

Early Native Americans of Nc can be divided into 3 groups based on language

• Siouan

• Iroquoian

• Algonquian

Multiple Choice

Early Native Americans of NC can be divided up into 3 groups based on language. Pick the one that DOESN'T belong:

• Siouan

• Cape Fear

• Iroquoian

• Algonquian

Natives of the Mountain Region

The Cherokee were the largest Native tribe. Local governments were led by chiefs and came together as a confederation.

Multiple Choice

Which tribe lived in the Mountain region of NC?

• Cherokee

• Tutelo

• Waxhaw

• Occaneechi

Multiple Choice

Who is the leader of the tribe and led council meetings?

• clan member

• chief

• confederation

• culture

Coastal Plain Natives

• Lived in longhouses made of wood frames with several related families

• Made wampum for trading

Multiple Choice

Tribes in the Coastal Plain region lived in rectangular homes called, longhouses.

• true

• false

Tribes - location

• Algonquian - Northern Tidewater Region

• Iroquoian - Central Coastal Plain

• Siouan - Southern Coastal Plain

Multiple Choice

Which tribe lived in the northern tidewater of NC?

• Iroquoian

• Siouan

• Algonquian

• North Carolina

Natives of the Piedmont

• lived in wooded, hilly areas in the fall-winter

• Lived along the rivers and streams in the spring-summer

• they did this to adept to the weather and meet their needs!

Multiple Choice

Natives would live in longhouses made with wood in the summer & lived in flat-top mounts of dirt in the winter. Why?

• Because they got bored of the same house!

• To adapt to the weather and meet their needs!

• They had a lot of family members, so they needed more room.

Vocabulary words

• Clan - A group coming from a common ancestor

• Confederation - A large group made of several smaller groups

• Council - A group of advisors or lawmakers.

• Wampum - Beads made from seashells and used to keep records, send messages and barter for goods.

• Colony - a settlement ruled by a faraway country

• Expedition - a journey to learn more about a land.

Multiple Choice

_________ are beads made from seashells and used to keep records, send messages and barter for goods.

• tribe

• clan

• wampum

• coucil

Multiple Choice

What is the name for a larger group made up of several small groups?

• tradition

• culture

• longhouse

• confederation

Multiple Choice

Tribes would elect members on a _________ to advise and create laws.

• council

• wampum

• clan

• tradition

Multiple Choice

a _________ is a group coming from a common ancestor

• clan

• tribe

• wampum

• culture

Multiple Choice

A _________ is a settlement ruled by a faraway country.

• colony

• expedition

• clan

• natives

Multiple Choice

A __________ is a journey to learn more about a land.

• colony

• expedition

• clan

• Natives

English Settlers

In the late 1500s, the English made their first attempts to settle in North America on Roanoke Island, which is off the coast of North Carolina.

Multiple Choice

The English made their first attempts to settle in America on _______ island, which is off the coast of North Carolina.

• Hatteras

• Roanoke

• Hawaii

• Key

England to America

Colonists set sail across the Atlantic Ocean from England to the east coast of the United States where Roanoke Colony was located. The voyage took 2 months to complete.

Multiple Choice

Which ocean did the English have to set sail to reach America?

• Indian

• Pacific

• Lake Tahoe

• Atlantic

Roanoke Colony

• Sir Raleigh sent Governor John White to lead a group of 115 colonists in 1587.

• They founded the colony, later known as the lost Colony on Roanoke Island in NC

Multiple Choice

Who was the leader of the colonists?

• Sir Raleigh

• Tom Hiddleston

• John White

• Virginia Dare

location of Roanoke Colony

Roanoke Colony is an island a part of the present day - Outer Banks of NC

First English Baby in America

John White's daughter Elenora Dare gave birth to the first English born in America, They named White's granddaughter, Virginia Dare.

Multiple Choice

Roanoke Island is a part of the Outer banks?

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Who was the first English person born in the Americas?

• Emma Watson

• Lady Liberty

• Virginia Dare

• Queen Elizabeth

Delayed return to the colony

Colonists began to run out of food and supplies on Roanoke Island. It was decided that White would return to England for more supplies. When he reached England, the Queen orders all ships to stay in England because the country was at war with Spain. He did not return to the colony of Roanoke until 1590, 3 years later.

Multiple Choice

After they settled on Roanoke, White left back for England. Why?

• He was homesick.

• To go get more supplies and bring them back to the island.

• He forgot his granddaughter

• For the war

Multiple Choice

John White was delayed to return to Roanoke Island due to the war. How long was he delayed?

• 2 months

• 1 year

• 3 years

• 16 days

Hardships

The colony of roanoke was not a successful settlement. Many colonists faced many hardships when settling on the island. They had limited amount of resources.

Multiple Choice

Roanoke Island was a good location to settle a new colony.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Roanoke Island was not a good location for the first new colony. Why?

• There were limited resources on the small island.

• It was already taken.

• There wasn't enough fish.

• It was too south for the settlers.

Missing Colony

When he returned in 1590, he found that the settlement was in ruines, and that the settlers had vanished. 

The only clue was a word carved into a tree - "CROATOAN"

Multiple Choice

When White returned, he found that the settlement was ....

• in ruins and that the settlers had vanished

• surviving and thriving

• celebrating

• with the Native American tribes

Multiple Choice

The only clue left was ...

• skeletons

• a word carved into a tree - "CROATOAN"

• clothes left behind.

• a letter written for John White.

John White

White painted watercolors of the native peoples and the new land around him. His watercolors showed the native villages and their daily lives, He also drew maps of the coast and the water route from England. This means that White was a cartographer, a person who creates maps. White’s paintings were very good. The paintings would allow everyone to see what the New World looked like and how the Natives’ lived in that area.

Multiple Choice

John White was a cartographer. What is a cartographer?

• A person who draws maps

• A photographer.

• Someone who pushed carts.

Multiple Choice

John White’s watercolor paintings are an important primary source of the time. What do White’s paintings show us?

• They show us how the settlement was in ruins.

• They show is the land and the Natives before the colonists arrived.

• They show us maps.

Multiple Choice

What is the name for a larger group made up of several small groups?

• tradition

• culture

• longhouse

• confederation