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Virginia's Indians

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which American Indians were mostly located in the Piedmont region?
a)
Algonquian
b)
Iroquoian
c)
Siouan
2.
What were the 3 major language groups of Virginia?
a)
Cherokee, Monacan, Powhatan
b)
Algonquian, Siouan, Iroquoian
3.
The Powhatan were part of which region?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Southwest Virginia
c)
Coastal Plain
4.
What language did the Cherokee speak?
a)
Iroquoian
b)
Siouan
c)
Algonquian
5.
Which item is least likely to be an Indian artifact?
a)
journal
b)
pottery
c)
stone tool
d)
arrowhead
6.
Virginia's Indians used ______ for clothing.
a)
cotton
b)
leaves
c)
animal skins
d)
denim
7.
In which season did Virginia's Indians harvest crops?
a)
fall
b)
summer
c)
winter
d)
spring
8.
Which type of environment covered most of the land in colonial Virginia?
a)
mountains
b)
plains
c)
forests
d)
deserts
9.
People who study all kinds of material evidence left by people from the past are _______.
a)
historians
b)
scientists
c)
teachers
d)
archaeologists
10.
A large Indian town used by Indian leaders for several hundred years before the English settlement was _________.
a)
Powhatan
b)
Fredericksburg
c)
Richmond
d)
Werowocomoco
11.
Which 2 regions do current state recognized tribes live in?
a)
Coastal Plain & Blue Ridge Mountains
b)
Coastal Plain & Piedmont
c)
Piedmont & Valley and Ridge 
d)
Appalachian Plateau & Coastal Plain
12.
Which is NOT a state-recognized tribe in Virginia?
a)
Mattaponi Tribe
b)
Nansemond Tribe
c)
Cherokee Tribe
d)
Monacan Tribe
13.
Today, in which region of Virginia is the Monacan Tribe located?
a)
Coastal Plain 
b)
Piedmont
c)
Valley & Ridge
d)
Appalachian Plateau
14.

Why did Christopher Columbus call the people he found Indians?

a)

He thought he was in Africa

b)

That was their native name.

c)

All foreigners were called Indians at that time.

d)

He thought he was in the Indies.

15.

Which picture is an American Indian artifact?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Which picture is an American Indian artifact?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

For American Indians, the kinds of food they ate, clothing they wore, and shelter they had depended on the --

a)

ocean tides

b)

fall line

c)

seasons

d)

phases of the moon

18.

Virginia's American Indians are referred to as--

a)

Forest Indians

b)

Pueblo Indians

c)

Tree Indians

d)

Eastern Woodland Indians

19.

Which of the following best describes the climate of Virginia?

a)

Mild with four distinct seasons.

b)

Harsh with four distinct seasons.

c)

Moderate with three distinct seasons.

d)

Mild with two distinct seasons.

20.

Which number on the map above shows the location where Algonquian was spoken?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

21.

Which number on the map above shows the location where the Monacan lived?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

22.

During the winter months, many of Virginia's American Indians --

a)

planted crops

b)

hunted birds and animals

c)

harvested their crops

d)

buried artifacts

23.

Virginia's Indian shelters were made from--

a)

materials traded from Europe

b)

Large caves in the side of mountains

c)

animal hides strapped together to make teepees

d)

natural resources gathered from the land

24.

The American Indians matched foods they ate with the seasons. What did they eat in winter?

a)

Hunted for food to preserve and keep.

b)

Hunted, fished, and picked berries.

c)

Hunted birds and other animals and lived on stored foods from the previous season.

d)

Grew crops, such as beans, corn, and squash.

25.

The American Indians matched foods they ate with the seasons. What did they eat in spring?

a)

Hunted for food to preserve and keep.

b)

Hunted, fished, and picked berries.

c)

Hunted birds and other animals and lived on stored foods from the previous season.

d)

Grew crops, such as beans, corn, and squash.

26.

The American Indians matched foods they ate with the seasons. What did they eat in summer?

a)

Hunted for food to preserve and keep.

b)

Hunted, fished, and picked berries.

c)

Hunted birds and other animals and lived on stored foods from the previous season.

d)

Grew crops, such as beans, corn, and squash.

27.

Where was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Werewocomoco

c)

Richmond

d)

Woodstock

28.
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.
29.
Native American leader when the settlers came to Jamestown and ruled over many tribes
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
Pocahontas
c)
Chief Powhatan
30.
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
31.
What kind of homes did the Powhatan live in?
a)
multi story terraced buildings made out of clay
b)
teepees
c)
longhouses
d)
townhomes
32.
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