Virginia Indians

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

A tribe that lived in southwestern Virginia and spoke the Iroquoian language was the _____________________________

• Powhatan

• Cherokee

• Monacan

• Mattaponi

Which section on the map shows where Siouan language groups lived?

• 2

• 3

• 1

• 4

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.

In which season did the Indians hunt birds and other animals and live off of stored foods?

• fall

• winter

• spring

• summer

During which season did the Indians mostly harvest and preserve their crops?

• summer

• spring

• fall

• winter

The picture above shows a Powhatan house. What did the American Indians use to make this shelter?

• Grass mats sent from Canada

• Materials around them

• Trees shipped from England

• Items bought from settlers

If the Monacan Indians wanted to visit members of the Powhatan tribe, in which direction would they have traveled?

• North

• South

• West

• East

A large Indian town used by Indian leaders for several hundred years before the English settlement was —

• Werewocomocco

• Richmond

• Jamestown

• Yorktown