VS.2 d-g Virginia's Native Peoples

Which of these are true about the Cherokee tribe? Select all that fit!

• Located in the Coastal Plain

• Speak Algonquian

• Speak Iroquoian

• Located in South and Southwest Virginia

English settlers were the first people to live in Virginia.

• True

• False

Werowocomoco was a large Indian village located along which body of water?

• Rappahannock River

• York River

• Chesapeake Bay

• James River

• Potomac River

Who decided to call the Native Americans "Indians" because they thought they were in the Indies?

• John Smith

• Powhatan

• Christopher Columbus

The Monocan tribe spoke what language in the Piedmont region?

• Algonquian

• Powhatan

• Siouan

• Iroquoian

Fishing hooks, awls, pendants, and arrowheads are all examples of what?

• Archeology

• Emblems

• Artifacts

• Hunting Tools

Virginia is covered mostly with what?

• Forests

• Deserts

• Water

• Ice

Which tribe called the Coastal Plain/Tidewater region home?

• Mattaponi

• Monacan

• Powhatan

• Iroquoian

What did the Native Americans NOT do during the Spring?

• Hunting

• Store and preserve food

• Fishing

• Picking berries

Which American Indian group lived in the Appalachian Plateau?

• Monacan
• Cherokee
  
• Powhatan