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VS2 VA Indians
VS2B Regions Review
VS2 Native Americans
VS2D/G INDIAN LANGUAGE GROUPS AND TRIBES
CURRENT TRIBES
VS2E/F VA INDIANS, CLIMATE, FOOD, SHELTER & CLOTHING
100

For American Indians, the kinds of food they ate, clothing they wore, and shelter they had depended on the _________?

What are seasons?

100
What region is described as having flat land, located near the Atlantic Ocean andChesapeake Bay, includes the Eastern Shore, and is East of the Fall Line?
the Coatal Plain (Tidewate) region
100

Name 2 Native American artifacts that archaeologists have discovered.

What are Pottery, Arrowheads, and Tools

100

Where are current state-recognized American Indian tribes located?

a. Only in the Piedmont Region

b. Only in the Tidewater region

c. In regions throughout Virginia

What is c. In regions throughout Virginia?

100
What kinds of food did the American Indians in Virginia have in the winter?
birds and animals
200

What describes the climate of Virginia?

a. Mild with two distinct seasons

b. Mild with 4 distinct seasons

c. Harsh with 4 distinct seasons

What is Mild with 4 distinct seasons?

200
What is the natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and the Piedmont regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the rivers?
the Fall Line
200

What did Virginia's Indians use for clothing?

What are animal skins

200
American Indians, who trace their family histories back to well before 1607, continue to live in all parts of Virginia today. Name two tribes found in Coastal Plain Region.
Coastal Plain Region tribes: – Chickahominy Tribe – Eastern Chickahominy Tribe – Mattaponi Tribe – Nansemond Tribe – Pamunkey Tribe – Rappahannock Tribe – Upper Mattaponi Tribe
200
What did Virginia's Indians use to construct their shelters, use to make their clothing, and eat?
What they found in the enviornment.
300

What did American Indians do in the spring?

Name 3 things

What are hunted, fished, and picked berries

300
What regions is part of the Appalachian mountain system, located between the Piedmont and the Valley and Ridge regions, is the source of many rivers, and is describes as having old, rounded mountains?
the Blue Ridge Mountains
300

In what season did Virginia's Indians harvest crops?

What is the fall?

300
The Cherokee Indians were part of what language group?
the Iroquoian language group
300
What was a large Indian town used by Indian leaders for several hundred years before the English settlers came? It was the headquarters of the leader Powhatan in 1607.
the Werowocomoco Indian town
400

What did American Indians do in the summer?

Name 1

What is grew crops?
400
Which region is an area of elevated land that is flat on top, located in Southwest Virginia, and only a small part of the plateau is located in Virginia.
the Appalachian Plateau region
400

What language was primarily spoken in the Piedmont region?

What is the Siouan language?

400
In which region was Algonquian spoken?
the Coastal Plan (Tidewater) Region
400
Virginia Indians are members of what Indian culture?
the Eastern Woodland Indians
500

Name something that is true about today's American Indians?

What is they continue to live in all parts of the state

What is many practice ancient traditions and crafts while incorporating new customs over time

What is they contribute to society as active citizens who vote, hold office, and work in communities

500
What region includes the Great Valley of Virginia, other valleys separated by ridges, and is located west of Blue Ridge Mountains
the Valley and Ridge region
500

What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America?

What is Jamestown?

500
Which explorer called the people in the lands he discovered the “Indians” because he thought he was in the Indies?
Christopher Columbus
500
What did archaeologists do to gain clues about the interactions of the English, Africans, and Indians in early Virginia?
The archaeologists recovered artifacts such as arrowheads, pottery, and other tools.