VS 2de Review

How do we know Native Americans lived in all areas of Virginia?

• peninsulas

• relative location

• artifacts

Why were the first people in America called Indians?

• Christopher Columbus named them because he thought it was in the Indies.

• They lived in Indiana.

• King of England chose the name.

• Chief Powhatan called his people that name.

What language did the Indians in the Piedmont speak?

• Algonquian

• Siouan

• Cherokee

• Iroquian

Which langauge did the Cherokee tribe speak?

• Iroquoian

• Algonquian

• Powhatan

• Siouan

Which group of Indians spoke Algonquian?

• Powhatan

• Monacan

• Cherokee

• Siouan

Which language was spoken in southwestern Virginia and in Southern Virginia near North Carolina?

• Algonquian

• Cherokee

• Siouan

• Iroquoian

What is Virginia's climate like?

• cold and rainy

• hot and dry

• relatively mild

True or False: Virginia's forests have a variety of trees.

• True

• False

What are Virginia's Indians referred to as?

• Eastern Forest Indians

• Western Forest Indians

• Eastern Woodland Indians

• Western Woodland Indians

What season did the Indians fist and pick berries?

• summer

• spring

• fall

• winter