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36 Cards in this Set
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What became the first permanent English settlement in North America? |
Jamestown |
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What evidence is there that American Indians lived in all areas of the state? |
artifacts |
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_________ study all kinds of material evidence left by people from the pasts. |
Archaeologists |
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In fall, the American Indians _______ _______and hunted for foods to preserve and keep for the winter. |
harvested crops |
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Virginia Indian ________ have changed over time. |
cultures |
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Christopher Columbus called the people he found in the lands he explored "Indians" because he thought he was in the ________ (near China). |
Indies |
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Today, most native peoples live like other ______. |
Americans |
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Name the three major language groups found in Virginia. |
Algonquian, Siouan, Iroquoian |
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What are the names of the current state-recognized American Indian tribes in Virginia? |
Chickahominy, Eastern Chickahominy, Mattaponi, Nansemond, Pamunkey, Rappahannock, Upper Mattaponi, Moncan |
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In _______, the American Indians grew crops (beans, corn, and squash). |
summer |
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American Indians lived in ______ areas of Virginia. |
all |
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Who has lived in Virginia for thousands of years? |
American Indian people |
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Name two artifacts found in Virginia. |
arrowheads, pottery, tools |
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Native peoples of the past made homes using ________ resources. |
natural |
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The _______ were part of the Algonquian language group. |
Powhatan |
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What current state-recognized American Indian tribe is located in the Piedmont region? |
Monacan |
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In what region of Virginia are the Chickahominy, Eastern Chickahominy, Mattaponi, Nansemond, Pamunkey, Rappahannock, and Upper Mattaponi state recognized American Indian tribes located? |
Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region |
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__________, which have a variety of trees, cover most of the land in Virginia. |
Forest |
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What did the American Indians use for shelter? |
materials around them |
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In _______, the American Indians hunted, fished, and picked berries. |
spring |
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The kinds of food the American Indians ate, the clothing they wore and the shelters they had depended upon the __________. |
seasons |
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The Cherokee were a part of this language group? |
Iroquoian |
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What are the characteristics of Virginia's climate? |
relatively mile with 4 distinct seasons |
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In winter, the American Indians hunted ________ and __________ and lived on stored foods from the previous fall. |
birds and animals |
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Which languages were spoken primarily in the Tidewater region? |
Algonquian languages |
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Where was the headquarters of the leader, Powhatan, located in 1607? |
Werowocomoco |
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Archaeologists have discovered the site of the original Jamestown fort. The recovered artifacts give archaeologists clues about the interactions of _______, ________ and ________ in early Virginia. |
English, Africans, and Indians |
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Who were the first people to live in Virginia? |
American Indians |
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Virginia's Indians are referred to as ______ Indians. |
Eastern Woodland |
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How many American Indian tribes are recognized by the Commonwealth of Virginia today? |
eight |
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Native peoples of the past ________, ________, and ________ for food. |
farmed, hunted, and fished |
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The _______ were part of the Siouan language group. |
Monacan |
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Virginia's American Indians worked with the _______ and the ________ to meet their basic needs. |
climate/environment |
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Which languages were spoken primarily in the Piedmont region? |
Siouan languages |
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What was spoken in Southwestern Virginia and in Southern Virginia near what is today North Carolina? |
Iroquoian languages |
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What was the name of the large Indian town used by Indian leaders for several hundred years before the English settlers came? |
Werowocomoco |
