Virginia Indian Review

Christopher Columbus called the people in the land he discovered Indians because

• he thought he was in North America

• he thought he was in Africa

• he thought he was in the Indies

• he thought he was in Jamestown

Who were the first group of people to live in Virginia?

• English

• Scots-Irish

• African

• American Indians

Which Indian language was spoken in the Tidewater/Coastal Plain region?

• Siouan

• Algonquian

• Iroquoian

Which Indian language was spoken in the Piedmont region?

• Siouan

• Algonquian

• Iroquoian

Which language is spoken in southwest and southern Virginia?

• Siouan

• Algonquian

• Iroquoian

Which Indian tribe spoke Algonquian language?

• Cherokee

• Monacan

• Powhatan

Which Indian tribe spoke the Siouan language?

• Monacan

• Powhatan

• Cherokee

Which Indian tribe spoke the Iroquoian language?

• Powhatan

• Monacan

• Cherokee

How did the Indians meet their basic food needs in the spring?

• Hunted and lived off of stored food from the fall

• Fished and picked berries

• Grew crops

• Harvested crops and preserved food for winter.

How did the Indians meet their basic needs in the fall?

• Fished and picked berries

• Hunt and lived off stored food

• Harvested crops and preserved food for the winter

• Grew crops