All of the following statements about Virginia Indians are true EXCEPT:

They all lived on the Eastern Shore

Artifacts in Virginia help to tell archaeologists...

About the interactions of the English, Africans, and Indians

What did the Indians do in the winter?

Hunted animals and birds and lived on stored food

Virginia Indians maintain their vibrant cultural heritage. They...

drum/sing/dance, make art, jewelry, clothes, crafts, pottery, tell stories

Where was the Iroquoian language spoken in Virginia?

In southern and southwestern Virginia near North Carolina

Why did Christopher Columbus call the people that he found in the lands he explored "Indians"?

He thought he was in the Indies near China.

How do Virginia Indians contribute as citizens today?

They vote, hold office, and help in communities.

What is the purpose of powwows today?

way of teaching American Indians and visitors about American Indian culture

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1
What are powwows?
Indian tribal governments
Indian villages where the inhabitants must follow the old traditions
Public festivals
Indian schools
2
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Jamestown
Roanoke
Richmond
Henricus
3
All of the following statements about Virginia Indians are true EXCEPT:
They were part of three language groups: Algonquian, Souian, and Iroquoian.
They wore deerskins.
They made their shelters from materials around them in nature.
They all lived on the Eastern Shore
4
American Indians did not believe in...
brick houses
smoking tobacco
hunting animals
land ownership
5
Do Indians who can trace their family histories back to before 1607 live in Virginia today?
Yes
No
6
What was the Indian town used by Indian leaders for 100s of years before the English came?
Werowocomoco
Jamestown
Wingapo
Roanoke
7
Artifacts in Virginia help to tell archaeologists...
About how Europeans lived
About how the Europeans interacted with Carib Indians
About how the Portuguese interacted with the Angolans
About the interactions of the English, Africans, and Indians
8
How do most Virginia Indians live today?
Like other Indian tribes
Like modern Americans
Like Europeans
In yehakins with no electricity
9
What did the Indians do in the winter?
Hunted animals and birds and lived on stored food
Grew crops
Hunted, fished, and picked berries
Harvested crops and hunted for foods to preserve and store
10
Virginia Indians maintain their vibrant cultural heritage. They...
keep the deer population down through hunting
drum/sing/dance, make art, jewelry, clothes, crafts, pottery, tell stories
vote, hold office, and help communities
live like anyone else
11
How can we describe the climate of Virginia?
Mild, with four seasons
Hot and cold, with four seasons
Mild, with three seasons
Cold and frigid, with two seasons
12
What do we call people who study the material evidence left behind by past peoples?
Agriculturalists
Architects
Artifacts
Archaeologists
13
What did the Virginia Indians use for clothing?
deer skins
buffalo skins
Leaves and feathers
ponchos
14
What did the Virginia Indians use to make their shelters?
Caves in cliffs
Materials found around them
Buffalo skins
Adobe bricks
15
Where were the Algonquian languages primarily spoken in Virginia?
In the Piedmont
In the Valley and Ridge
In the Tidewater
Southwestern and southern Virginia near North Carolina
16
Who was using Werowocomoco as their headquarters in 1607?
Pocahontas
Opecancanough
Powhatan
Namuntack
17
Where do Indians live in Virginia today?
Only in the Coastal Plain
Only in the Piedmont
In regions throughout Virginia
There are no state-recognized tribes currently in Virginia
18
What term refers to all of Virginia's Indians?
Eastern Woodlands Indians
East Coast Indians
Plains Indians
Eastern Shore Indians
19
All of the following statements about Virginia's Native Americans are true EXCEPT:
They wore buffalo skins.
They had lived in Virginia long before 1607.
They were farmers.
The food they ate and clothing they wore depended on the seasons.
20
The food the Indians ate, the shelters they made, and the clothing they wore depended on what?
The time of day
The fear of the colonists
The mood they were in
The seasons
21
Where was the Iroquoian language spoken in Virginia?
In the Blue Ridge Mountains
In the Tidewater
In southern and southwestern Virginia near North Carolina
In the Piedmont
22
Where was Werowocomoco located?
On the Eastern Shore
On the York River
On the James River
On the Potomac River
23
What did the Indians do in the summer?
Grew crops
Harvested crops and hunted for foods to preserve and store
Hunted animals and birds and lived on stored foods
Hunted, fished, and picked berries
24
Why did Christopher Columbus call the people that he found in the lands he explored "Indians"?
He thought he was near the Indian Ocean.
He thought he was near the state of Indiana.
He thought he was near the country of India.
He thought he was in the Indies near China.
25
How do Virginia Indians contribute as citizens today?
They are not citizens.
They vote, hold office, and help in communities.
They raise buffalo and deer.
They dance in powwows and make crafts.
26
What artifacts have been found that tell us about the first peoples of Virginia?
Shelters, pottery, and tools
Crops, seeds, and bows
Bones, weapons, and animal skins
Arrowheads, pottery, and tools
27
What is the purpose of powwows today?
way of exercising active citizenship
way of training Indian children to speak their native language
way of leading Indian communities
way of teaching American Indians and visitors about American Indian culture
28
In what part of Virginia was the Siouan language spoken?
In the Valley and Ridge
In southwestern and southern Virginia near North Carolina
In the Piedmont
In the Tidewater

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