VS.2de Virginia's Native People

Who first called the people found in North America "Indians"?

• John Smith

• Christopher Newport

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

Why did Christopher Columbus called the people he found in the lands he explored “Indians”? because he thought he was in the Indies (near China).

• That was already their name.

• He liked the sound of it.

• He thought he was in the Indies (near China).

• They told him to call them that.

Select all the artifacts found in Virginia. Artifacts such as arrowheads, pottery, and other tools tell a lot about the people who lived in Virginia.

• Arrowhead

• Metal pans

• Pottery

• Tools

Select all the ways Native Americans got food.

• Farmed

• Hunted

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• Fished

The Algonquian speakers were mainly located in what region?

• Coastal Plain

• Piedmont

• Valley and Ridge

• Appalachian Plateau

The Siouan speakers were mainly located in what region?

• Coastal Plain

• Piedmont

• Valley and Ridge

• Appalachian Plateau

The Iroquoian speakers were mainly located in what part of Virginia?

• Northern Virginia

• Western Virginia

• Southern and Southwest Virginia

• Eastern Virginia

What tribe was part of the Algonquian language?

• Monacan

• Powhatan

• Cherokee

What tribe was part of the Siouan language?

• Monacan

• Powhatan

• Cherokee

What tribe was part of the Iroquoian language?

• Monacan

• Powhatan

• Cherokee