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WorksheetsVA American Indians
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 16mins
Why did Christopher Columbus call the Native Americans "Indians"?
He thought he was in the Indies near China.
He thought he was in the state of Indiana.
He thought he was in the Indian Ocean.
He thought he was in the country of India.
What can we call all of Virginia's Native Americans?
Great Plains Indians
Inuits
Dakota Indians
Eastern Woodland Indians
Choose 3 examples of artifacts that the Virginia Indians have left behind.
Mummies
Arrowheads
Pottery
Tools
Pyramids
What was Werowocomoco?
An English town
A German town
A French town
An Indian town
What word describes the climate in Virginia?
Brisk
Harsh
Mild
Tropical
What are the three language groups to which Virginia's Indians belong?
artifacts, archaeologists, and the Indies
arrowheads, tools, and pottery
Algonquian, Siouan, and Iroquoian
PIedmont, Blue Ridge, and Tidewater
Which picture is an American Indian artifact?
Virginia's Indians used ______ for clothing.
cotton
leaves
deer skin
denim
What did Indians do in the spring season?
Survive on stored foods
Fish and pick berries
Grow crops
Harvest crops
In which season did Indians live on stored food?
Fall
Spring
Winter
Summer
The Monocan tribe spoke what language in the Piedmont region?
Algonquian
Powhatan
Siouan
Iroquoian
Virginia is covered mostly with what?
Forests
Deserts
Water
Ice
Which tribe called the Coastal Plain/Tidewater region home?
Mattaponi
Monacan
Powhatan
Iroquoian
How did Virginia's Indians interact with their environment to get the clothing and shelter they needed? (2 answers)
Clothing was made from animal skin, like deer skins
shelter was made from natural resources around them like tree branches and bark
they used buffalo and fish bones for clothes
they used polar bear fur for clothes
What is the name for a person who studies material clues made from people of the past?
astronomist
arachnologist
astrologist
archaeologist
Which language was spoken by the Powhatan tribes in the Coastal Plain region of Virginia?
Algonquian
Siouan
Iroquoian
Which Native Virginia tribe spoke Iroquoian?
Powhatan
Cherokee
Monacan
Which person in history was responsible for naming Native American tribes "Indians" because he believe his ship landed in the Indies near China?
Christopher Newport
Captain John Smith
Christopher Columbus
Juan Ponce de Leon
Which crops make up the trio of plants called the "Three Sisters"?
wild grapes, nut trees, and berry bushes
corn, beans, and squash
This language was spoken by the tribes in the Piedmont Region between the Fall Line and the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Siouan
Iroquoian
Algonquian
This language was spoken by the tribe in Southwestern Virginia and in Southern Virginia near the border of North Carolina.
Siouan
Iroquoian
Algonquian
This language was spoken by tribes in the Coastal Plain Region of Virginia.
Siouan
Iroquoian
Algonquian
Three Native American tribes from Virginia include...
Columbus, Washington, Jefferson
Hopi, Eskimo, Pueblo
Cherokee, Monacan, Powhatan
Algonquian, Iroquoian, Siouan
The three Native American Languages spoken in Virginia were....
Cherokee, Monacan, Powhatan
English, Spanish, French
Algonquian, Iroquoian, Siouan
What is the name of the explorer who arrived in the Americans and called the people he found there Indians?
John Cabot
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
Vasco da Gama
