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What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America?

Jamestown

he type of shelter they built, food they ate, and clothes they wore depended on what?

Their environment (season)

Algonquian is to Tidewater Region as Iroquoians is to--

Southwest Virginia

Who is credited for the term "Indians"?

Christopher Columbis

How did native people meet their food needs in the spring?

They fished and picked berries.

The Cherokee were part of which major American Indian language group in Virginia?

Iroquoian

What is the name of the people that study evidence left by people of the past?

Archaeologist

Which waterway provided a safe harbor ans was also a source of food and transportation?

Chesapeake Bay

Which Virginia state-recognized tribe is located in the Piedmont region?

Monacan

WHo were the first group of people to live in Virginia?

American Indians

Which resources do archaeologists mainly use to study the past?

Artifacts

The Powhatan Indians lived in the eastern part of Virginia, which language did this tribe most likely speak?

Algonquian

Why did Christopher Columbus name Native Americans "Indians"?

Because he thought he was in the Indies near China.

What was the name of the large Indian town used by Indian leaders for several hundred years before the English settlement?

Werowocomoco

Describe Virginia's climate.

Mild with four separate seasons

How did the native people obtain food in the summer?

Grew crops

How many major American Indian language groups were in Virginia?

3

The Chickahominy Tribe is located in which region?

Coastal Plain

Name one way Native Americans obtained food in the winter.

Hunted birds, living on stored foods

In fall, native people harvested crops and --

hunted for food to preserve for the winter

Give one example of an artifact.

Arrowheads, pottery, tools