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23 Cards in this Set
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Q1. Why are Virginia's Indians referred to as the Eastern Woodland Indians?
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Q2. The Eastern Woodland Indians are also known as:
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Q3. Why did Christopher Columbus call the people he found in the New World Indians?
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Q4. How do we know that First Americans lived in parts of Virginia?
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Q5. What are the three major Indian language groups of Virginia?
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Q6. What Indian language did the Powhatans speak?
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Q7. Which Indian tribe lived in Southwestern Virginia and spoke Iroquoian?
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Q8. The Siouan languages were spoken primarily in the Piedmont region. Which Indian tribe was part of this group?
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A2. First Americans, Native Americans and Indians
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A1. because forests covered most of the land in Virginia
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A4. because archaeologists discovered artifacts such as arrowheads, potters, and other tools
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A3. because he thought he was in the Indies (near China)
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A6. Algonquian
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A5. Iroquoian, Siouan and Algonquian
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A8. the Monacans
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A7. Cherokee
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Q9. Describe the climate of Virginia.
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Q10. How were Indians connected to their environment?
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Q11. What did the Indians use for clothing?
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Q12. What materials did the Indians use to make their shelters?
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Q13. How did the Indians get food in the winter?
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Q14. How did the Indians get food in the spring?
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Q15. How did the Indians get food in the summer?
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Q16. How did the Indians get food in the fall?
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A10. The kinds of food they ate, the clothing they wore, and the shelters they had depended upon the seasons
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A9. The climate is relatively mild with distinct seasons - spring, summer, fall, and winter.
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A12. Indians made shelters from materials found around them such as bark and reeds.
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A11. Indians used animal skins (deerskin) for clothing.
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A14. In the spring they hunted, fished, and picked berries.
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A13. In the winter they hunted birds and other animals and lived on stored foods from the previous fall.
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A16. In the fall they harvested crops and hunted for foods to preserve and keep for the winter.
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A15. In the summer they grew crops such as beans, corn and squash.
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Q17. What was the name of the large Indian town used by Powhatan in 1607?
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Q18. What do archaeologists do?
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Q19. American Indians can trace their family histories back to well before 1607. Do they still live in Virginia today?
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Q20. Siouan was spoken primarily in which region?
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Q21. Algonquian was spoken primarily in which region?
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Q22. Where was the Iroquoian language spoken?
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A18. Archaeologists study artifacts (material evidence) left by people from the past.
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A17. Werowocomoco
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A20. the Piedmont region
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A19. American Indians continue to live in all parts of Virginia today.
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A22. In Southwestern Virginia and Southern Virginia near North Carolina.
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A21. The Tidewater region
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