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WorksheetsVirginia Indians and Languages
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What are the three major American Indian language groups found in Virginia?
Iroquoian, Siouan, Algonquian
Spanish, Algonquian, Iroquoian
French, Spanish, and English
Iroquoian and Algonquian
Which American Indian language group lived in the Piedmont?
Monacan
Cherokee
Powhatan
Which American Indian group lived in the Tidewater region?
Powhatan
Cherokee
Monacan
A tribe that lived in southwestern Virginia and spoke the Iroquoian language was the _____________________________
Powhatan
Cherokee
Monacan
Mattaponi
Artifacts are
from the environment
made by humans
The Cherokee Indians speak
Iroquoian
Siouan
Algonquian
English
The Monacan Indians speak
Algonquian
Siouan
Iroquoian
Spanish
Which American Indian group lived in the Appalachian Plateau?
Monacan
Powhatan
Cherokee
Which section on the map shows where Siouan language groups lived?
2
3
1
4
Which section of the map shows where Algonquian language groups lived?
1
4
5
3
Which sections of the map shows where the Iroquoian language groups lived?
1
2
3
4
5
Why did Christopher Columbus call the people he found in the lands he explored "Indians"?
The native peoples called themselves "Indians".
He thoughts he was in the Indies.
He made up the name "Indians".
He thought he had found America.
In which season did the Indians hunt birds and other animals and live off of stored foods?
fall
winter
spring
summer
During which season did the Indians mostly harvest and preserve their crops?
summer
spring
fall
winter
Which part of Virginia Indians' lives did NOT depend on the changing seasons?
food
shelter
language
clothing
