Virginia Studies 2 2
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- What time of year did the American Indians harvest crops?
- Fall
- What shows that American Indians lived all over the state of Virginia?
- Artifacts that have been found.
- In the summer, the First Americans could ________ for food.
- grow crops
- Why did Christopher Columbus call the First Americans "Indians" ?
- Because he thought he had arrived in the Indies.
- How many First American language groups were in Virginia?
- three
- This language was spoken primarily in the Piedmont region.
- Siouan
- American Indians in Virginia made clothing from _______.
- Animal skins
- First Americans depended on this to help find shelter, clothing, and food.
- seasons
- The _______________ in Virginia is relatively mild with distinct seasons.
- climate
- In the winter, the First Americans could _________ for food.
- hunt birds and animals
- Which language group do the Cherokee Indians who lived in Southwest Virginia belong?
- Iroquoian
- Virginia's Indians are known as the ____________.
- Eastern Woodlands.
- This was the language spoken primarily in the Coastal Plain region.
- Algonquian
- What were the 3 major American Indian language groups in Virginia?
- Algonquian, Siouan, and Iroquoian.
- Which Indian tribe lived in the Coastal Plain region?
- Powhatan
- __________ covers most of Virginia's land.
- forests