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Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins
Who were the first people to live in Virginia?
Native Americans
American Indians
Eastern Woodland Indians
Christopher Columbus and his shipmates
Why were Native Americans called Indians?
Christopher Columbus called the people he found in the lands he discovered Indians because he thought he was in the Indies, near China.
Christopher Columbus called asked the people he found in the lands what their name was and they told him Indians
What covers most of the land of Virginia?
Water
Sand
Forest
Virginia’s Indians were part of which bigger group?
Eastern Woodland Indians
Vriginia Indians
Tidewater Indians
What were the three major language groups among the Virginian Indians?
Algonqupian
Siouan
Iroquoian
Washo
Where was Algonquian spoken?
Southwestern Virginia
Piedmont Region
Tidewater Region
Where was Iroquoian spoken?
Piedmont region
Tidewater region
southwestern Virginia
Where was Siouan spoken?
Piedmont region
southwestern Virginia
Tidewater region
Which tribes spoke Algonquian?
Powhatan
Monacan
Cherokee
Which tribes spoke Siouan?
Powhatan
Monacan
Cherokee
Which tribes spoke Iroquoian?
Powhatan
Monacan
Cherokee
Where did Virginia’s Indians get all the things – food, shelter, clothing – they needed?
From the natural resources around them
From trading with settlers and nearby immigrants
From Walmart
What did the Indians use to make clothing?
Local fabrics
Animal skins
leafs
Where do Indians live now?
Indians no longer exist
There are Indians who can trace their families back before 1607 living all over Virginia
How do we know that Indians lived all over the state of Virginia?
Archeologists have found Indian artifacts all over the state
We have recorded written records
What kind of artifacts have been found?
(check all that apply)
Arrowheads
pottery
other tools
What kind of climate does Virginia have?
Mild, with four distinct seasons – spring, summer, fall, and winter
Harsh, with hot summers and very cold winters only
Indians changed their way of life depending of the seasons. What did Indians do in spring?
Picked berries and fished
Planted and grew corn, beans, and squash
Harvested crops they had grown in the summer
Hunted wild birds and animals
Indians changed their way of life depending of the seasons. What did Indians do in summer?
Picked berries and fished
Planted and grew corn, beans, and squash
Harvested crops they had grown in the summer
Hunted wild birds and animals
Indians changed their way of life depending of the seasons. What did Indians do in fall?
Picked berries and fished
Planted and grew corn, beans, and squash
Harvested crops they had grown in the summer
Hunted wild birds and animals
Indians changed their way of life depending of the seasons. What did Indians do in winter?
Picked berries and fished
Planted and grew corn, beans, and squash
Harvested crops they had grown in the summer
Hunted wild birds and animals
Why were rivers important to the Indians?
They provided a nice view
They allowed they Indians to take bathes
They were a source of food and transportation
What was Werowocomoco?
Werowocomoco was a large Indian town used for hundreds of
years before the European settlers came in 1607
The name of the city Christopher Columbus came from
Where was Chief Powhatan’s headquarters?
Werowocomoco
Jamestown
England
Lexington
Are there still Indians in Virginia?
Yes - 8 tribes recognized by the state of Virginia still in existence today.
No - there are no recognized tribes in Virginia still in existence today.
How has the way of life of the Indians changed over the years?
Today, Virginia’s native people live like other Americans. Their culture has changed
There has been no change
What of the following is NOT one of the 8 tribes recognized by the state of Virginia?
Chickahominy Tribe, Eastern Chickahominy Tribe
Navajo Indians
Mattaponi Tribe, Monacan Tribe
Nansemond Tribe, Mattaponi Tribe
A textbook describing the Jamestown Colony ...
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Another student reading a report about the tanks from World War 1 ...
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A Native American's journal describing what it was like to meet white settlers for the first time ...
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1709 advertisement
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Reproduction of the ship, Susan Constant
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If the American Indians from the Powhatan tribe wanted to visit the Cherokee Indians, in which direction would they have traveled?
North
East
South
West
