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WorksheetsVS2d Virginia Indians language groups retake
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
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
The Cherokee Indians speak
Iroquoian
Siouan
Algonquian
English
The Monacan Indians speak
Algonquian
Siouan
Iroquoian
Spanish
Which section on the map shows where Siouan language groups lived?
2
3
1
4
Which sections of the map shows where the Iroquoian language groups lived?
1
2
3
4
5
Which section of the map shows where Algonquian language groups lived?
1
4
5
3
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.
Who were the first people to live in Virginia?
Spanish
French
English
Native Americans
Virginia had _______ major American Indian language groups.
2
4
3
6
Algonquian languages were spoken primarily in the
Piedmont region.
Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region.
Southwest Virginia.
Southern Virginia.
Siouan languages were spoken primarily in
the Piedmont region.
the Valley and Ridge region.
Southwest Virginia.
Coastal Plain region.
Iroquoian languages were spoken in
Southwestern Virginia and in Southern Virginia.
the Piedmont region.
Southwestern Virginia only.
the Coastal Plain region.
