Virginia Native Peoples

Which tribe in the Piedmont region spoke the Siouan language?

• Monacan Tribe

• Powhatan Tribe

• Cherokee Tribe

• Nansemond Tribe

The American Indians who lived in the Southwestern part of Virginia most likely spoke what language?

• Algonquin

• Siouan

• Iroquoian

• Cherokee

The Algonquin language was spoken in the ___________________ region of Virginia.

• Coastal Plain

• Piedmont

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• Valley & Ridge

• Appalachian Plateau

Christopher Columbus called the people he found "Indians" because -

• He thought he was in North America

• He thought he was in the Indies

• He thought he was in Jamestown

• He thought he was in Africa

What kinds of American Indian artifacts helped us learn about how they lived long ago?

• Tools

• Money

• Pottery

• Arrowheads

The kinds of food American Indians ate, the clothing they wore, and the shelters they had depended upon the_________________.

Fill in the blank: In winter they _______________ birds and animals and lived on stored foods from the fall.

In summer, they grew crops. Which three crops did they grow?

• Corn

• Beans

• Tomatoes

• Squash

In the fall, Virginia Indians _____________ crops and hunted for foods for the winter.

What was the name of the large Indian town used as the headquarters of the leader Powhatan in 1607?

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

• Nansemond

• Werowocomoco