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Adaptations - Climate
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Werowocomoco and Jamestown
Native Americans Today
100
What language was spoken in the Tidewater region? What tribe was a part of this group?
What is Algonquian/Powhatan
100
Describe Virginia's climate.
What is mild with distinct seasons, variety of vegetation
100
What did the Indians do in the spring?
What is pick berries, hunted, and fished
100

The artifacts discovered at Jamestown gave us clues about the interactions of who in early Virginia?

Indians, English and Africans

100

What is the name of an American Indian festival that teaches visitors  about their culture, past and present?

Powwows

200
What language was spoken in the Piedmont region? What tribe was a part of this group?
What is Siouan/Monacan
200
What are the Indians of Virginia called?
What is Eastern Woodland Indians
200
What did the Indians do in the summer?
What is grew crops (squash, corn)
200

Werowocomoco was a large ____________ town used by Indian leaders. Jamestown was the first _________________ settlement.

What is Werowocomoco/Jamestown

200

Are Indians different today? How?

What is they are like us today, with a few elements of their culture the same as before

300
What language was spoken in Southwestern and Southern Virginia? What tribe was a part of this group?
What is Iroquoian/Cherokee
300
What did the Indians use for clothing?
What is animal skin
300
What did the Indians do in the fall?
What is harvested crops and hunted for foods to preserve for the winter
300

Which American Indian language group was the Monacan tribe a part of?

Siouan language group

300

Where are the current state-recognized American Indian tribes located in Virginia?

The Coastal Plain or Tidewater Region

400
How did the Indians get their name?
What is Christopher Columbus thought he had landed in the Indies
400
What did the Indians use for shelter?
What is natural resources (trees, etc.)
400
What did the Indians do in the winter?
What is hunted birds and animals and lived off of the foods from the fall
400

What was the name of the Indian town that was the headquarters and what river was it located on?

Werowocomoco was located on the York River

400

How do Virginia Indians contribute to America as citizens?

They vote, hold office and work in out community.

500
What evidence is there that Indians lived all over Virginia?
What is artifacts, such as arrowheads, pottery, and other tools have been found.
500

The food, clothing, and shelter used by Indians in Virginia depended on what?

The seasons

500

How long have American Indians lived in Virginia?

For thousands of years

500

What English settlement was located on the James River, the longest river in Virginia?

Jamestown

500

What do we call a scientist who studies all kinds of material evidence left by people from the past?

Archaeologist