VA Native People

Native peoples and settlers mainly used rivers for?

• travel and gathering food
• making goods
• finding gold
• hiking

Which numbered area on the map shows where Siouan languages were spoken?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

What natural resource did American Indians who lived in Virginia use to build shelters?

• Stone
• Wood
• Clay
• Plants

The artifact shows that American Indians--

• hunted
• cooked
• built shelters
• planted crops

What languages were spoken in the Tidewater region?

• Siouan
• Monacan
• Iroquoian
• Algonquian

Christopher Columbus called native peoples Indians because--

• he thought he was in the Indies
• the native peoples were hunters
• he thought he was in India
• the native peoples greeted him

Archaeologists study--

• new buildings
• people who live today
• the planets and stars
• people who lived long ago

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

• English

• Native Americans

• African Americans

• Irish

What are the 3 Native American language groups ?

• Powahatan, Westo, Appomattoc

• Nansemond, Mattaponi, Iroquoian

• Algonquian, Cherokee, Powhatan

• Siouan, Iroquoian, Algonquian

Which tribe spoke the Siouan language?

• Powhatan

• Cherokee

• Monacan