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VS.2 Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Christopher Columbus called the people he encountered "Indians" because -

a)

he thought he was in North America

b)

he thought he was in Africa

c)

he thought he was in the Indies

d)

he thought he was in Jamestown

2.

Who were the first group of people to live in Virginia?

a)

Scots-Irish

b)

American Indians

c)

African Americans

d)

English

3.

Which American Indians were mostly located in Tidewater?

a)

Powhatan

b)

Monacan

c)

Cherokee

d)

Appalachian

4.

Virginia’s American Indians left evidence of their presence in all regions of Virginia. What kind of evidence did they leave?

a)

canoes and paddles

b)

nuts and berries

c)

teepees and villages

d)

arrowheads and pottery

5.

Which language was spoken by American Indians who lived near the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Siouan

c)

Iroquoian

d)

Algonquian

6.

Which tribe in the Piedmont region

spoke the Siouan language?

a)

Nottoway tribe

b)

Cherokee tribe

c)

Monocan tribe

d)

Powhatan tribe

7.
a)

pets for the village

b)

ride on for long distances

c)

fur for warm clothing

d)

antlers to decorate with

8.

The foods eaten by the native peoples

changed with the seasons. In winter, they —

a)

hunted, fished, and picked berries

b)

grew crops such as corn, beans, squash

c)

harvested crops and hunted foods to preserve

d)

hunted birds and animals and lived off previously stored foods

9.

How did Virginia's American Indians

interact with their environment to meet

their food needs in the spring?

a)

harvested crops

b)

fished and picked berries

c)

grew crops

d)

lived on stored food

10.
a)

geologist

b)

archaeologist

c)

gardener

d)

builder

e)

environmentalist

11.

These artifacts were most likely used by Virginia's American Indians-

a)

for writing and sewing

b)

as medical remedies

c)

as tools and weapons

d)

for decoration

12.

How do archaeologists help people

understand the past?

a)

They talk to the people who lived during

the time period being studied.

b)

They paint pictures of what they think

might have been in the area.

c)

They study many types of material

evidence left from people of the past.

d)

They research information in

encyclopedias and dictionaries.

13.

Which river is labeled letter B on the map?

a)

James

b)

Potomac

c)

Rappahannock

d)

York

14.

What city is located nearest to the Rappahannock River?

a)

Fredericksburg

b)

Jamestown

c)

Alexandria

d)

Yorktown

15.

What is a peninsula?

a)

land bordered by water on all sides

b)

land bordered by water on three sides

c)

land bordered by water on two sides

d)

land bordered by water on one side

16.

Which map shows Virginia's Coastal

Plain region shaded?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Which region is best described by this list?

-Part of the Appalachian Mountain system

-Source of many rivers

-Old and rounded mountains

a)

Appalachian Plateau

b)

Coastal Plain

c)

Piedmont

d)

Blue Ridge Mountains

18.

Jamie is looking for a picture that shows

Virginia and its two large bordering

bodies of water. Which picture correctly shows

this information?

a)
b)
c)
d)