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First Americans
Who Were the First Settlers of the New World
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why did Christopher Columbus call the first peoples he found in the New World Indians? | He thought he had landed in the Indies which is near China |
| What do they call objects like arrowheads, pottery and other tools found in places where the First Americans lived? | Artifacts |
| What are the three major American Indian language groups in Virginia? | Algonquin, Siouan, and Iroquoian |
| Which language group included the Powhatan and was located in the Coastal Plain | The Algonquian |
| Which language group included the Monacans and was located in the Piedmont region? | The Siouan |
| Which language group included the Cherokee and was located in the southwestern part of Virginia and North Carolina? | The Iroquoian |
| The climate of Virginia was? | Relatively mild with four distinct seasons |
| How did the native peoples relate to their environment? | They used animal skins for clothing and made shelters from the materials found around them |
| How did the native peoples adapt to the winter season? | They hunted, fished and lived on stored foods from the previous fall |
| How did the native peoples adapt to the spring season? | They fished, hunted and picked berries. |
| How did the native peoples adapt to the summer season? | They grew crops - beans, corn and squash. |
| How did the native peoples adapt to the fall season? | They harvested crops and hunted food to preserve for the winter |
| Name the cities located on the four important Virginia rivers. | Potomac - Alexandria, Rappahannock - Fredericksburg, York - Yorktown, and James - Richmond and Jamestown |
| What is the Eastern Shore? | A peninsula bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Chesapeake Bay on the west |
| Virginia's Indians are known by what name? | Eastern Woodlands Indians - because of the dense woodlands covering Virginia at that time |
| Where do present-day native peoples of Virginia live? | American Indians, who trace their family history back to before 1607, continue to live in all parts of Virginia today. |
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