VS.2def Virginia Indians

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

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

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

If the Monacan Indians wanted to visit members of the Powhatan tribe, in which direction would they have traveled?

• North

• South

• West

• East

Which resources do archaeologists mainly use to study the past?

• Newspaper Articles

• Storytellers

• Encyclopedias

• Artifacts

A large Indian town used by Indian leaders for several hundred years before the English settlement was —

• Werowocomoco

• Richmond

• Jamestown

• Yorktown

How do archaeologists help people understand the past?

• They study many types of material evidence left from people of the past.

• They research information in encyclopedias and dictionaries

• They paint pictures of what they think might have been in the area.

• They talk to the people who lived during the time period being studied

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

What are the three major American Indian language groups found in Virginia?

• Iroquoian, Siouan, Algonquian

• Spanish, Algonquian, Iroquoian

• French, Spanish, and English

• Iroquoian and Algonquian

The Cherokee Indians speak

• Iroquoian

• Siouan

• Algonquian

• English

The Monacan Indians speak

• Algonquian

• Siouan

• Iroquoian

• Spanish