Virginia Studies Indians VS.2d-g

The American Indians who lived in the Eastern park of Virginia most likely spoke what language?

• Algonquian

• Iroquioan

• Siouan

Virginia's American Indians used what to make their houses?

• Trees shipped from England

• Grass Mats sent from Canada

• Materials from the environment around them

• Items bought from settlers

What tribe lives in the Piedmont Region?

• Monacan

• Powhatan

• Cherokee

This is a large Indian Town used by Indian leaders for several hundred years before the English Settlement.

• Yorktown

• Jamestown

• Werowocomoco

This was the first permanent English Settlement.

• Jamestown

• Yorkworn

• Werowocomoco

Christopher Columbus called the people he encountered "Indians" because-

• He thought he was in the Indies

• He thought he was in Africa

• He thought he was in Jamestown

What did the Indians do for food in the spring?

• Hunted, fished, and picked berries.

• Hunted birds and ate on stored foods.

• Planted crops such as corn, beans, and squash.

• Harvested crops (picked) and preserved foods for winter.

What did Indians do for food during the Fall?

• Hunted, fished, and picked berries.

• Planted crops such as beans, corn, and squash.

• Hunted birds and ate on stored foods.

• Harvested crops (picked) and preserved foods for winter.

What best describes Virginia's climate?

• cold with three separate seasons

• dry with two separate seaons

• mild with four separate seasons

• hot with four separate seasons

How do rediscovered artifacts important to Virginia's early history?

• maps that show land that has not been discovered

• clues about early interactions between English, Indians, and Afircans

• ideas on how to improve ships that are built today

• information about better ways for farmers to grow crops.