Language Groups
Siouan
What did Native Americans do to survive in the winter?
Hunt birds, used animal skins to make clothing, lived on stored foods
What is the name of someone who digs up old items from the past to study them?
Archaeologist
What is the ancient Native settlement that was headquarters for Powhatan in 1607?
Werowocomoco
Why did Christopher Columbus call the natives "Indians"
What language did the Powhatan tribe speak?
Algonquian
What crops did the Native Americans grow in the summer?
Squash, beans, and corn
What is the name of an item from the past that has survived until now?
What is the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Jamestown
What are some examples of artifacts?
Arrowheads, pottery, tools
What language did the Cherokee speak?
Iroquoian
What did the Native Americans do for food in the spring?
Hunted, fished, and picked berries
Powwow
Which was located on the York River? Werowocomoco or Jamestown?
Virginia's Native Americans were called...
Eastern Woodland Indians
Where did the Monacan tribe live?
The Piedmont Region
What did the Native Americans do in the fall with their food?
They harvested crops and preserved food for the winter
What did Native Americans use for clothing?
Animal skin
Artifacts help us understand interactions of Native Americans and settlers in which place? Werowocomoco or Jamestown?
Jamestown
Native shelters were made out of...
Natural resources gathered from the land (Virginia natives did NOT live in teepees)
Where did the Powhatan tribe live?
Coastal Plain
What is the climate like in Virginia?
Where do modern Native Americans live?
All over Virginia