Native Peoples Unit Test

Christopher Columbus called the native peoples “Indians” because _________.

• they spoke in an Indian dialect

• they said they were Indians

• he thought he had arrived in the Indies

• the term “Indian” was given to all newly found people

The kinds of food eaten by American Indians in Virginia, the clothes they wore, and their shelters depended upon  ________________.

• tribes

• seasons

• rivers

• settlers

Which American Indian language group lived in area 3?

• Algonquian

• Siouan

• Iroquoian

• Pueblo

What covers most of Virginia’s land?

• rivers

• forests

• mountains

• flat land

Virginia’s Indians are known as the ________.

• Eastern Woodland Indians

• Western Woodland Indians

• Plain Indians

• Coastal Plain Indians

Monacan people were a part of the group that spoke

• Algonquian

• Iroquoian

• Siouan

• English

Which Indian tribe lived in area 1?

• Powhatan

• Monacan

• Cherokee

• Mattaponi

Which of the following is not an artifact found in Virginia?

• pottery

• tools

• vegetables

• arrowheads

The climate in Virginia is

• hot

• cold

• mild

• dry

___________ was the language spoken by the native peoples who lived in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater region).

• Algonquian

• Iroquoian

• Siouan

• Indian