WorksheetsVS.2 Native Americans
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What materials were the longhouse made from?
a)
buffalo skin
b)
log cabin
c)
brick
d)
wood and bark
3.
Name the river that runs through Virginia.
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Virginia Beach
d)
James River
4.
What was the name of the region the Powhatan Indians lived in?
a)
Great Plains
b)
Eastern Woodlands
c)
Southwest
5.
The Powhatan Indians speak
a)
Siouan
b)
Spanish
c)
Algonquian
d)
Iroquoian
6.
What is an archaeologist?
a)
Someone that studies money.
b)
Someone that studies materials from people of the past.
c)
Someone that designs houses.
d)
Someone that cooks amazing food.
7.
Which of the following is NOT an Indian artifact?
a)
pottery
b)
arrowhead
c)
squash
d)
stone tools
8.
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Richmond
c)
Roanoke Colony
d)
Plymouth Rock
9.
This is an example of
a)
an artifact
b)
a rock
c)
an English invention
d)
plastic
10.
Native American leader when the settlers came to Jamestown and ruled over many tribes
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
Pocahontas
c)
Chief Powhatan
11.
What was the food in the Powhatan
a)
Buffalo/Bison Game
b)
Wild plants, corn/ Maize, Small animals
c)
Corn, Beans, Squash, fish, Game
12.
What do Eastern Woodlands Indians wear?
a)
Animal Skins (deer)
b)
buffalo/bison skin
c)
woven fabric and animal skins
13.
What kind of plant life can be found in the Eastern Woodlands?
a)
forests and a variety of plant life
b)
only grass
c)
cactus
d)
only evergreen trees
14.
What kind of homes did the Powhatan live in?
a)
multi story terraced buildings made out of clay
b)
teepees
c)
longhouses
d)
townhomes
15.
Who named the people he found in the land he explored "Indians"?
a)
Captain John Smith
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
King James
d)
George Washington
16.
Why did Christopher Columbus name the people he found “Indians”?
a)
Because he thought he was in India
b)
Because he thought he was in the Indies
c)
Because that is what the Natives called themselves
d)
Because the King told him to
17.
What are two examples of Native American artifacts?
a)
Arrowheads and pottery
b)
Arrowheads and buttons
c)
Pottery and metal tools
d)
Pottery and keys
18.
Which of the following is a Native American language group?
a)
Iroquoian
b)
Powhatan
c)
Cherokee
d)
Monacan
19.
Which of the following is a Native American language group?
a)
Siouan
b)
Powhatan
c)
Cherokee
d)
Monacan
20.
What language was spoken in the Coastal Plain?
a)
Algonquian
b)
Powhatan
c)
Iroquoian
d)
Siouan
21.
What language was spoken in the Piedmont?
a)
Algonquian
b)
Monacan
c)
Iroquoian
d)
Siouan
22.
What language did the Monacan tribe speak?
a)
Siouan
b)
Iroquoian
c)
Algonquian
d)
Cherokee
23.
What language did the Powhatan tribes speak?
a)
Algonquian
b)
Cherokee
c)
Siouan
d)
Iroquoian
24.
What language was spoken in southwestern Virginia and southern Virginia near North Carolina?
a)
Iroquoian
b)
Siouan
c)
Algonquian
d)
Cherokee
25.
What language did the Cherokee speak?
a)
Iroquoian
b)
Algonquian
c)
Siouan
d)
Powhatan
26.
Where did the Monacan tribe live?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
In southwestern Virginia and southern Virginia near North Carolina
d)
Eastern Shore
27.
Where did the Powhatan tribes live?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
In southwestern Virginia and southern Virginia near North Carolina
d)
Valley and Ridge
28.
Where did the Cherokee tribe live?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
In southwestern Virginia and southern Virginia near North Carolina
d)
Eastern Shore
29.
What do archaeologists do?
a)
write newspapers
b)
dig up and study artifacts from the past
c)
science experiments
d)
make maps
30.
Which two cities does the James River flow through?
a)
Jamestown and Yorktown
b)
Richmond and Jamestown
c)
Fredericksburg and Richmond
d)
Alexandria and Jamestown
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