Virginia Indians 2

What type of land covers most of Virginia?

• Mountains

• Plains

• Deserts

• Forests

During which season were the Powhatan people most likely to grow corn, beans, and squash?

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

Which season is most likely pictured?

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

Which statement is NOT true?

• A Native peoples of the past farmed, hunted, and fished.

• Native peoples used animal skins for clothing in the winter.

• Native peoples made homes using natural resources.

• Native peoples relied heavily on the English settlers for help

The picture above shows a Powhatan house. What did the American Indians use to make this shelter?

• Grass mats sent from Canada

• Materials around them

• Trees shipped from England

• Items bought from settlers

If the Monacan Indians wanted to visit members of the Powhatan tribe, in which direction would they have traveled?

• North

• South

• West

• East

Which resources do archaeologists mainly use to study the past?

• Newspaper Articles

• Storytellers

• Encyclopedias

• Artifacts

A large Indian town used by Indian leaders for several hundred years before the English settlement was —

• Werewocomocco

• Richmond

• Jamestown

• Yorktown

The first permanent English settlement in North America is known as —

• Werewocomocco

• Jamestown

• Richmond

• Yorktown

How do archaeologists help people understand the past?

• They study many types of material evidence left from people of the past.

• They research information in encyclopedias and dictionaries

• They paint pictures of what they think might have been in the area.

• They talk to the people who lived during the time period being studied