Virginia's Native Americans

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Why did Christopher Columbus call the Native Americans "Indians"?

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He thought he was in the Indies near China.

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What can we call all of Virginia's Native Americans?

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Eastern Woodland Indians

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What was Werowocomoco?

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An Indian town

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What word describes the climate in Virginia?

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Mild

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What are the three language groups to which Virginia's Indians belong?

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Algonquian, Siouan, and Iroquoian

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What is the name for a person who studies material clues made from people of the past?

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archaeologist

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Which language was spoken by the Powhatan tribes in the Coastal Plain region of Virginia?

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Algonquian

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Which Native Virginia tribe spoke Iroquoian?

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Cherokee

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Which person in history was responsible for naming Native American tribes "Indians" because he believed his ship landed in the Indies near China?

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Christopher Columbus

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Which crops make up the trio of plants called the "Three Sisters"?

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corn, beans, and squash