WorksheetsPowhatan Indians
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the name of the region the Powhatan Indians lived in?
a)
Great Plains
b)
Eastern Woodlands
c)
Southwest
2.
How did the Powhatan Indians move around from place to place? (transportation)
a)
horse, walk
b)
walk, bus
c)
walk, canoe
3.
Name the jobs of the Powhatan Indians.
a)
farmers
b)
fisherman
c)
hunters
d)
all of the above
4.
What was the name of the houses the Powhatan lived in?
a)
huts
b)
teepees
c)
longhouses
5.
Describe the climate of the Eastern Woodland region.
a)
mild winters, hot humid summers
b)
cold bitter winters, warm summers
c)
hot winters, hot summers
6.
The main job of the women in the tribe was to...
a)
hunt
b)
farm
c)
fish
7.
What is an example of a natural resource the Powhatan Indians used?
a)
longhouses
b)
deer
c)
canoes
8.
What is an example of a capital resource the Powhatan Indians used (tools)
a)
deer
b)
farmers
rock
rock
c)
net
9.
Who is a famous Powhatan Indian that was the daughter of Chief Powhatan?
a)
Pocahontas
b)
George Washington
c)
Chief Powhatan
d)
She Who Is Alone
10.
What materials were the longhouse made from?
a)
buffalo skin
b)
log cabin
c)
brick
d)
wood and bark
11.
Name the river that runs through Virginia.
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Virginia Beach
d)
James River
12.
Name the mountain range that runs through Virginia.
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
James Mountains
c)
Atlantic Mountains
d)
Virginia Mountains
13.
Name the two major bodies of water that the Eastern Woodland region is in between.
a)
Atlantic Ocean and James River
b)
Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes
c)
Atlantic Ocean and Virginia
d)
Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
14.
What continent is the United States found on>
a)
South America
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
North America
15.
What did the Powhatans call the main crops they grew together on the farm?
a)
3 Friends
b)
3 Sisters
c)
3 Cousins
d)
3 Brothers
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