Geography
What are the four major rivers of VA?
Potomac, Rappahannock, York, and James
What is an area of elevated land that is flat on top called?
Plateau
What did Native Americans use for clothing?
Animal Skin
Virginia American Indians are known as....
Eastern Woodland Indians
Where was the headquarters for the Powhatan in 1607?
Werowocomoco
What are the five regions of VA?
Coastal Plain/ Tidewater, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge, and Appalachian Plateau
What cities are on the James River?
Richmond and Jamestown
What language was spoken by the Cherokee in Southwestern and Southern VA?
Iroquoian
What is the climate of Virginia
Mild with 4 distinct seasons
Jamestown
What two bodies of water border VA?
What city is located on the York river?
Yorktown
Christopher Columbus called the people he found in the lands he explored Indians because...
He thought he was in the Indies
Where did the Monacan Indians Live?
Piedmont Region
What river was Werowocomoco located on?
York
The four major rivers of VA Flow into the_______
Chesapeake Bay
What region only has a small part located in VA and the rest in a bordering state?
Appalachian Plateau
What is an artifact?
Ex. Pottery, Arrowhead, Tools
An object made by humans that help us learn about the past.
What did American Indians do during the winter months?
Hunted birds and animals
Where was the Algonquian language spoken?
The Coastal Plain/ Tidewater Region
What region of Virginia is located just West of the Fall Line and has rolling hills and fields?
Piedmont
The Chesapeake Bay was a major source of.....
Food and transportation
For American Indians, the kinds of food they ate, the clothing they wore, and the shelter they had depended on....
The seasons
What was Werowocomoco?
A large Indian town used by Indian leaders
Where are the VA State recognized tribes located in VA?
In regions throughout VA