Virginia First People

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

• he thought he was in North America

• he thought he was in Africa

• he thought he was in the Indies (near China)

• he thought he was in Jamestown

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

• Scots-Irish

• American Indians

• African Americans

• English

Which tribe was located in Tidewater region?

• Powhatan

• Monacan

• Cherokee

• Appalachian

What language was primarily spoken by the Cherokee tribe in Southwestern and Southern Virginia?

• Siouan

• Monacan

• Powhatan

• Iroquoian

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• 2

• 3

• 4

Which tribe in the Piedmont region

spoke the Siouan language?

• Nottoway tribe

• Cherokee tribe

• Monocan tribe

• Powhatan tribe

• pets for the village

• ride on for long distances

• fur for warm clothing

• antlers to decorate with

The foods eaten by the native peoples

changed with the seasons. In winter, they —

• hunted, fished, and picked berries

• grew crops such as corn, beans, squash

• harvested crops and hunted foods to preserve

• hunted birds and animals and lived off previously stored foods

How did Virginia's American Indians

interact with their environment to meet

their food needs in the spring?

• harvested crops

• fished and picked berries

• grew crops

• lived on stored food

• geologist

• archaeologist

• gardener

• builder

• environmentalist