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44 Cards in this Set
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What evidence is there that American Indians (First Americans) lived in all areas of the state?
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Artifacts such as arrowheads, pottery, and other tools that have been found tell a lot about the people who lived in Virginia.
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What is the Fall Line?
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The natural border between the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river.
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What did Virginia's American Indians make their clothes from?
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Animal skins such as deerskin.
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Where is the Valley and Ridge region located?
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Located west of Blue Ridge Mountains
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Why did Christopher Columbus call the people in the lands he discovered "Indians"?
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Because he thought he was in the Indies (near China)
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What are some ways you would describe relative location?
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"Next to", "near" and "bordering"
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What covers most of Virginia's land?
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Forests which have a variety of trees
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What important city in Virginia is on the Potomac River?
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Alexandria
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Who are the First Americans?
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Indians
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What two large bodies of water border Virginia?
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The Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay.
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What are Virginia's Indians referred to?
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Eastern Woodland Indians
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Where do the Potomac, Rappahannock, York, and James rivers flow?
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Into the Chesapeake Bay
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Where was the Algonquian language group located?
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It was spoken primarily in the Tidewater region; the Powhatans were a member of this group.
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What states border Virginia?
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Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina.
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What are some characteristics of Virginia's climate?
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The climate in Virginia is relatively mild with distinct seasons- spring, summer, fall, and winter- resulting in a variety of vegetation
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Why was the Chesapeake Bay important to the history of early Virginia?
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Provided a safe harbor and was a source of food and transportation.
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Where was the Siouan language group located?
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It was spoken primarily in the Piedmont Region.
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What are the five regions of Virginia?
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Coastal Plain ( Tidewater), Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley and Ridge, and Appalachian Plateau.
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Where was the Iroquoian language group located?
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It was spoken in Southwestern Virginia and in Southern Virginia near what is today North Carolina; the Cherokee were a part of this group
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What is the Blue Ridge Mountain region like?
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Old, rounded mountains that are part of the Appalachian Mountain system
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What is the Eastern Shore?
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A peninsula bordered by the Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.
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What is the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region like?
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Flat land
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What did the Indians eat in the summer?
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They grew crops such as beans, corn, and squash.
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What is the Blue Ridge Mountain region the source of?
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Many rivers
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What were the three major language groups found in Virginia?
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Alonquian, Siouan, Iroquoian
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What important city is located on the York River?
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Yorktown
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What are some ways Virginia's American Indians (First Americans) adapted to the climate and interacted with their environment to meet their basic needs?
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The kinds of food they ate, the clothing they wore, and the shelters they had depended upon the seasons.
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Where is the Appalachian Plateau located?
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Located in Southwest Virginia. Only a small part of plateau located in Virginia.
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How did water features influence the development of Virginia?
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Each river was a source of food and provided a pathway for exploration and settlement of Virginia
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Why was the Atlantic Ocean important to the history of early Virginia?
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Provided transportation links between Virginia and other places. ( ex. Europe, Africa, Caribbean)
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What did the Indians eat in the spring?
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They fished and picked berries.
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What is the Piedmont region like?
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Rolling hills
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What did Virginia's American Indians use to build their homes?
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Shelters were made from materials around them.
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What is the Valley and Ridge region like?
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Includes the Great Valley of Virginia and other valleys separated by ridges. It is part of the Appalachian Mountain System.
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What did the Indians eat in the fall?
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They harvested crops
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What is a peninsula?
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A piece of land bordered by water on three sides.
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What did Virginia's American Indians use to build their homes?
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Shelters were made from materials around them.
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What important city is on the Rappahannock River?
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Fredricksburg
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What did the Indians eat in the winter?
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They hunted birds and animals
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What does Piedmont mean?
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Land at the foot of the mountains.
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Where is the Blue Ridge Mountain region located?
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Between the Piedmont and Valley and Ridge regions
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What is a plateau?
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Area of elevated land that is flat on top
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Where is the Piedmont region located?
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West of the Fall Line
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What important cities are on the James River?
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Richmond and Jamestown
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