Virginia's Native Americans

Why did Christopher Columbus call the Native Americans "Indians"?

• He thought he was in the Indies near China.

• He thought he was in the state of Indiana.

• He thought he was in the Indian Ocean.

• He thought he was in the country of India.

What can we call all of Virginia's Native Americans?

• Great Plains Indians

• Inuits

• Dakota Indians

• Eastern Woodland Indians

Choose 3 examples of artifacts that the Virginia Indians have left behind.

• Mummies

• Arrowheads

• Pottery

• Tools

• Pyramids

What was Werowocomoco?

• An English town

• A German town

• A French town

• An Indian town

What word describes the climate in Virginia?

• Brisk

• Harsh

• Mild

• Tropical

What are the three language groups to which Virginia's Indians belong?

• artifacts, archaeologists, and the Indies

• arrowheads, tools, and pottery

• Algonquian, Siouan, and Iroquoian

• PIedmont, Blue Ridge, and Tidewater

What is the name for a person who studies material clues made from people of the past?

• astronomist

• arachnologist

• astrologist

• archaeologist

Which language was spoken by the Powhatan tribes in the Coastal Plain region of Virginia?

• Algonquian

• Siouan

• Iroquoian

Which Native Virginia tribe spoke Iroquoian?

• Powhatan

• Cherokee

• Monacan

Which person in history was responsible for naming Native American tribes "Indians" because he believe his ship landed in the Indies near China?

• Christopher Newport

• Captain John Smith

• Christopher Columbus

• Juan Ponce de Leon