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28 Cards in this Set
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Who were the first people to live in Virginia?
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Native Americans
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What were the three primary languages in Virginia?
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Algonquian, Siouan, and Iroquoian.
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Algonquian was spoken primarily in what region?
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The Tidewater Region
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Siouan was spoken mostly in what region?
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Piedmont Region
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What are all of Virginia's Indians called?
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Eastern Woodland Indians
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What did Virginia's American Indians(First Americans) interact with to meet their basic needs?
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Their climate and environment
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What did native people use for clothing?
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Deer skins
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The native people planted crops in the early Summer so they could be harvested in what season?
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Fall
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Why was fishing a common activity for the Powhatan?
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Because they lived in the Tidewater Region
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How many major native languages where there in Virginia?
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Three - Algoquian, Siouan, and Iroquoian.
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What language was primarily used in Northern Virginia(where we live now)?
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Siouan
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What was the name of a Powhatan house?
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Yihakan
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What continent did the Native Americans originally come from?
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Asia
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In what region were the Powhatans located?
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Tidewater Region
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What tribe was part of the Iroquoian Language group?
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Cherokee
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What Native American language group occupied the Appalachian Plateau?
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Iroquoians
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How did the Native American obtain food?
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Fishing, Gathering, and Agriculture.
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What kind of transportation did the early Eastern Woodland tribes use?
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canoe
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What was left by the Native People to help us learn about the past?
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Artifacts such as arrowheads, pottery, and other tools.
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What type of housing was used by the Eastern Woodland Indians?
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Long houses and Wigwams
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Since there were no banks, where would you find a Native's money?
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On their body in the form of jewelry.
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Who called the people he found in the lands he discovered "Indians" because he thought he was in the Indies.
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Christopher Columbus
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Why did so many Native Americans settle in the Tidewater Region?
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Because of the great natural resources such as fish, shellfish, and crabs.
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In the winter months how did the Native Ameicans find food?
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They hunted birds and animals.
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In the Spring how did the Native Virginians find food?
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They fished and picked berries.
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In the Summer how did the Native Virginians find food?
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They grew crops.
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In the fall the Native Virginian's...
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harvested and dried crops for food the rest of the year.
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What material did native people who lived in the forest use to make their shelters?
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Wood materials in the surrounding forests.
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