Virginia Indians and Language Groups

The Virginia Native People who lived in the southwestern part of Virginia most likely spoke which language?

• Cherokee

• Siouan

• Algonquian

• Iroquoian

What native American language was spoken in the Tidewater/Coastal Plain region?

• Algonquian

• Siouan

• Cherokee

• Iroquoian

Christopher Columbus called the people he encountered "Indians" because...

• he thought he was in Jamestown

• he thought he was in Africa

• he thought he was in the Indies

• he thought he was in North America

Which tribe in the Piedmont region spoke Siouan?

• Cherokee tribe

• Nansemond tribe

• Powhatan tribe

• Monacan tribe

How many major American Indian language groups were found in Virginia?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 2

What did the American Indians use to build their shelters?

• items brought from settlers

• grass mats sent from Canada

• materials around them

• trees shipped from England

How did Virginia's American Indians interact with their environment to meet their food needs in the fall?

• they harvested crops

• they fished and picked berries

• they grew crops

• they lived on stored food

How did Virginia's Americans Indians meet their food needs in the spring?

• they harvested crops

• they grew crops

• they fished and picked berries

• they lived on stored foods

The foods eaten by the native peoples changed with the seasons. In winter, they --

• hunted birds and animals and lived on stored foods from the previous fall

• grew crops like corn, beans, and squash

• hunted, fished, and picked berries

• harvested crops and hunted for foods to preserve

Archaeologists have uncovered artifacts that give them clues about the early interactions between what 3 groups of people?

• English

• Irish

• Italians

• Africans

• Indians