Eastern Woodland Indians
Why did Christopher Columbus called them Indians?
Cause he thought he was in the Indies.
What animal and foods did they eat in the winter?
Birds and food from the previous seasons.
What did the Indians use for hunting?
Arrowheads.
What language did the Powhatan speak?
Algonquian.
What did the Indians eat in the Spring?
Fished and picked berry.
What did the Indians call there homes?
Yehakins.
What did they do in the fall?
They harvest crops.
What artifacts did the Indians leave behind?
Pieces of Pottery, Arrowhead,necklaces and bones.
What language did the Cherokee speak?
Iroquoian.
What did they eat in the Winter?
Birds and food from previous seasons.
What did the English call Indians homes?
Longhouse.
What three crops were planted in the summer?
Beans, corn and squash.
What did the Indians use to cut down trees?
Axes.
What language did the Monacan speak?
Siouan.
What did they eat during the fall?
Crops they grew in summer.
What were the first Virginians?
Native Americans.
What two things did they do in the Spring?
they fished and picked berries.
What material did the Indians use to make instruments?
Trees.
Which Indian group spoke the Siouan?
Monacan.
What three seasons did they not grow plants?
Winter, Fall and spring.
What were the longhouses made up of?
Saplings, Young trees and Bark.
What did they do in the Winter?
They hunted animals.
What did the Indians use for pots?
Pottery.
Which group of Indians spoke Algonquian?
Powhatan.
What did the Indians eat during the summer?
Birds, fish and berry's.