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WorksheetsIndians Test Review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
What did Virginia's Indians use for clothes?
Tree bark
Leaves and vines
Animal Skins
Cotton
What language was primarily spoken by the Cherokee in Southeastern and Southern Virginia?
Iroquian
Siouan
Algonquian
Powhatan
Christopher Columbus called the people he found in the lands he explored “Indians” because–
he thought he was in Africa
that was their native name
all foreigners were called “Indians” at that time
he thought he was in the Indies
For American Indians, the kinds of food they ate, clothing they wore, and shelter they had depended on the—
Ocean Tides
Fall Line
seasons
phases of the moon
Virginia's American Indians are referred to as–
Forest Indians
Peublo Indians
Tree Indians
Eastern Woodland Indians
Which of the following best describes the climate of Virginia?
Mild with four distinct seasons
Harsh with four distinct seasons
Moderate with three distinct seasons
Mild with two distinct seasons
During the winter months, many of Virginia's American Indians–
planted crops
hunted birds and animals
harvested their crops
buried artifacts
Virginia’s Indian shelters were made from—
materials traded from Europe
large caves in the side of mountains
animal hides strapped together to make teepees
natural resources gathered from the land
Which of the following best describes the climate of Virginia?
Mild with four distinct seasons
Harsh with four distinct seasons
Moderate with three distinct seasons
Mild with two distinct seasons
What was Werowocomoco?
A large Indian town used by Indian leaders for hundreds of years before English settlers came
The name of the Indian tribe that welcomed Columbus when he first landed in North America
Chief of the Monacan tribe of American Indians that signed a treaty with the English settlers
A modern-day American Indian settlement in Virginia
What language was primarily spoken In the Piedmont region?
Siouan
Powhatan
Algonquian
Iroquoian
In what season did Virginia’s American Indians harvest crops?
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Where are current state-recognized American Indian tribes located?
Only in the Piedmont region
In regions throughout Virginia
Only in the Tidewater region
Around Werowocomoco
what did American Indians use for clothing?
Alligator hides
Fish scales
Animal Skins
Tree Bark
This language was spoken mostly in the Tidewater region. The Powhatan were part of this region.
Algonquian
Siouan
Iroquoian
Powhatan
This language was spoken primarily in the Piedmont region. The Monacan were part of this group.
Siouan
Algonquian
Iroquoian
Powhatan
This language was spoken in Southwestern Virginia and in Southern Virginia near what is today North Carolina. The Cherokee were a part of this group
Sioan
Powhatan
Iroquoian
Algonquian
What did Indians do in the winter?
hunted for food to preserve and keep
Planted their crops
Hunted birds and other animals and lived on stored foods from the previous season
grew crops
What did Indians do in the Spring?
Hunted, fished, picked berries
hunter for food to preserve and keep
grew crops such as beans, corn and squash
Hunted birds and animals and lived on stored foods from previous seasons
What did the Indians do in the summer?
Grew crops such as beans, corn, squash
Hunted, fished, and picked berries
Hunted birds and other animals and lived on stored foods from the previous season
Hunted for foods to preserve and keep
What did Indians do in the fall?
Grew crops such as beans, corn, squash
Hunted, fished, picked berries
Hunted for food to preserve and keep
Did nothing
arrowheads, pottery, and other tools that tell a lot about the people who lived in Virginia are called
artifacts
Archeologists
history
tools
