Regions
Appalachian Plateau
What state borders Virginia directly to the South?
North Caroline
Tidewater (Coastal Plain)
In what season did the Virginia Indians hunt birds, eat stored foods from the previous fall, and wear animal skins to keep warm?
Winter
True or False?
Native Americans in Virginia were referred to as Eastern Woodland Indians.
True
Which region has rolling hills?
Piedmont
What do all 4 major rivers flow in to?
The Chesapeake Bay
The Native American group that spoke Siouan lived in which region?
Piedmont
Fall
Archaeologists found artifacts from Native Americans in Virginia that helped us learn a lot about how they lived. Examples were _____, ______, and ________.
Pottery, arrowheads, and other tools
Which region has the Great Valley of Virginia located in it?
Valley and Ridge
What state borders Virginia directly to the North?
Maryland
The Native American Group that spoke Iroquoian lived in what region of Virginia?
Southwestern Virginia (and Southern Virginia near North Carolina)
In what season did Virginia Indians grow crops like corn, beans, and squash?
Summer
Christopher Columbus called the Native people he found "Indians" because he thought he was where?
The Indies
What is a land formation that is elevated with a flat surface?
Plateau
Name the Virginia's 4 Major Rivers starting with the Northernmost river, moving South.
Potomac, Rappahannock, York, James
The Powhatan spoke what language?
Algonquian
In what season did Virginia Indians hunt, fish, and pick berries?
Spring
What was the name of the large Indian town located on the York River that was used by Indian Leaders, like Powhatan, for hundreds of years before English settlers came?
Werowocomoco
The Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean
What body of water separates the Eastern Shore from the mainland?
The Chesapeake Bay
The Cherokee spoke what language?
Iroquoian
What was the climate like in Virginia?
Mild (or temperate) with four distinct seasons
What became the first English settlement in North America?
Jamestown