Virginia's First People

• Shave bark from a tree.

• Stir a pot of soup.

• Plant a crop.

• Make a dress.

What languages were spoken primarily in the Tidewater Region?

• Siouan

• Algonquian

• Iroquoian

• Cherokee

What was the first permanent English settlement?

• Stuart

• Roanoke

• The Lost Colony

• Jamestown

What did Virginia's Indians use for clothing?

• Tree bark

• Leaves and vines

• Animal skins

• Cotton

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

• he liked the name

• he thought he was in Africa

• that was their native name

• he thought he was in the Indies

Who did the Indians believed owned the land?

• The Indians

• The Americans

• Great Britain

• Nobody

What language was spoken in the Piedmont region?

• Siouan

• Cherokee

• Monacan

• Powhatan

What did the Indians use to build their homes?

• Bricks

• Natural Resources

• Vinyl Siding

• Blocks

During the winter months, many of Virginia's American Indians-

• planted crops

• hunted birds and animals

• harvested their crops

• buried artifacts

In what season did Virginia's American Indians harvest crops?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall