Native Americans

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

• Throughout Virginia

• Coastal Plain/Tidewater

• Inland

• Valley and Ridge

• pets for the village

• ride on for long distances

• fur for warm clothing

• antlers to decorate with

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

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

Which of these seasons did the Native Americans harvest their crops?

• Fall

• Spring

• Summer

• Winter

The foods eaten by the native peoples

changed with the seasons. In winter, they —

• hunted, fished, and picked berries

• grew crops such as corn, beans, squash

• harvested crops and hunted foods to preserve

• hunted birds and animals and lived off previously stored foods

How did Virginia's American Indians

interact with their environment to meet

their food needs in the spring?

• harvested crops

• fished and picked berries

• grew crops

• lived on stored food

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.

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

• Mummies

• Arrowheads

• Pottery

• Tools

• Pyramids

In which season did Virginia's Indians harvest crops?

• fall

• summer

• winter

• spring