Virginia's Natives Test Review

What is the name of the large Indian town used for hundreds of years before the arrival of the settlers?

• Werewocomoco

• Roanoake

• Wyoming

• Williamsburg

Where did American Indians live prior to the arrival of the European settlers?

• Throughout Virginia

• Coastal Plain/Tidewater

• Inland

• Valley and Ridge

During which season were the Powhatan people most likely to grow corn, beans, and squash?

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

Which statement is NOT true?

• A Native peoples of the past farmed, hunted, and fished.

• Native peoples used animal skins for clothing in the winter.

• Native peoples made homes using natural resources.

• Native peoples relied heavily on the English settlers for help

The picture above shows a Powhatan house. What did the American Indians use to make this shelter?

• Grass mats sent from Canada

• Materials around them

• Trees shipped from England

• Items bought from settlers

Virginia's American Indians are referred to as Eastern Woodland Indians because —

• they lived in trees that faced toward the east

• forests cover most of the land on which they lived

• the ocean is located to the east of the Indian Villages

• they used wood to build their homes and furniture

During which season would a Virginia Indian most likely have eaten the meal to the right?

• winter

• summer

• fall

• spring

During which season did the Indians mostly harvest and preserve their crops?

• summer

• spring

• fall

• winter

In which season did the Indians hunt birds and other animals and live off of stored foods?

• fall

• winter

• spring

• summer

Indians in Virginia are referred to as "Eastern Woodland Indians" for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

• They lived in hollowed out trees in the forests

• Most of the land in Virginia was covered by forests

• Christopher Columbus named them Indians by mistake

• They lived on the eastern coast of North America.