Regions, Rivers & Bordering States
What state is represented by the word TASTES in Mustard Tastes Nasty With Ketchup?
Tennessee
What was the purpose of the Jamestown settlement?
An economic venture
A person who studies all kinds of material evidence left by people from the past is called __________.
Archaeologist
How many seasons does Virginia have? Name them.
4
Winter, Spring, Summer Fall
Hardship or Reason to Settle?
It was easily defended from attack from the Spanish.
Reason to Settle.
Name each river and it's matching city found on the river.
Potomac- Alexandria
Rappahannock- Fredericksburg
York- Yorktown
James- Jamestown & Richmond
Give 2 reasons that Jamestown survived as a settlement.
The strong leadership of John Smith.
The arrival of supply ships.
Give two (2) examples of artifacts left behind by the Native People that prove their presence in Virginia?
Pottery and arrowheads
Describe the climate in Virginia.
Virginia has a mild climate.
Who granted charters to the colonists?
King James
Sue's school is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Her class is going on a field trip to Werowocomoco. Which direction will the school bus travel?
East
Name a hardship faced by the Jamestown Colonists.
Died of starvation and disease.
The site they chose to live on was marshy.
They did not have the skills needed to survive.
Name the American Indian tribe and language spoken in the Coastal Plain region.
Algonquian & Powhatan
TRUE OR FALSE.
Does Virginia have a "variety of vegetation"?
TRUE
Who financed the colonists' trip to Jamestown?
Stockholders of Virginia Company
Which two regions of Virginia are part of the Appalachian Mountain system?
Blue Ridge Mountains and Valley and Ridge
What is one way that the Native Americans helped the settlers to survive?
Showed them how to grow crops
Pocahontas served as a contact between the settlers and Native Americans
Powhatan taught the Settlers survival skills
Name the American Indian tribe and language spoken in the Piedmont region.
Siouan & Monocan
The kinds of food American Indians ate depended on the seasons. What did American Indians do for food in the SPRING? (2 things)
Pick berries & hunt
The Chesapeake Bay provided which 3 things?
Food
Transportation
Safe Harbor
You live in the Appalachian Plateau. In what order will you travel through the regions of Virginia to visit a friend in Virginia Beach?
Valley and Ridge, Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain
What was the effect of additional English women arriving in 1620?
They could establish a more permanent settlement
Name the American Indian tribe and language spoken in Southwest Virginia.
Iroquoian & Cherokee
Why was the General Assembly in 1619 important?
It was the first elected legislative body
Hardship or Reason to Settle?
They believed there was a good supply of fresh water.
Reason to Settle.