Virginia Native Peoples

Which tribe in the Piedmont region spoke the Siouan language?

• Monacan Tribe

• Powhatan Tribe

• Cherokee Tribe

• Nansemond Tribe

The American Indians who lived in the Southwestern part of Virginia most likely spoke what language?

• Algonquin

• Siouan

• Iroquoian

• Cherokee

The Algonquin language was spoken in the ___________________ region of Virginia.

• Coastal Plain

• Piedmont

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• Valley & Ridge

• Appalachian Plateau

Christopher Columbus called the people he found "Indians" because -

• He thought he was in North America

• He thought he was in the Indies

• He thought he was in Jamestown

• He thought he was in Africa

What kinds of American Indian artifacts helped us learn about how they lived long ago?

• Tools

• Money

• Pottery

• Arrowheads

The kinds of food American Indians ate, the clothing they wore, and the shelters they had depended upon the (a)   .

Fill in the blank: In winter they (a)   birds and animals and lived on stored foods from the fall.

In summer, they grew crops. Which three crops did they grow?

• Corn

• Beans

• Tomatoes

• Squash

In the fall, Virginia Indians (a)   crops and hunted for foods for the winter.

What was the name of the large Indian town used as the headquarters of the leader Powhatan in 1607?

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

• Nansemond

• Werowocomoco