Native Americans

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Native Americans

• Of Virginia

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Christopher Columbus called the Native Americans
_______.
Indians
He thought he had landed in the ______.
Indies
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Scientists who study the way people lived a long
time ago are called
archaeologists
They find and study ________.
artifacts
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Archaeologists study all kinds of material
evidence left by people from the ___________.
past
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What is the name of the large Indian town used by
Indian leaders for several hundred years before
the English settlers came?
Werowocomoco
Who is the Indian chief that used this as his
headquarters?
Chief Powhatan
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What is the name of the first permanent English
settlement in America?
Jamestown
fort
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Artifacts are _______ made by _______ that help
us learn about the Native American way of life.
objects
people
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Virginias Indians are called
Eastern Woodland Indians
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Name the 3 Language Families

• Iroquoian
• Algonquian
• Siouan

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• Where did the Algonquians live?

Tidewater
What group spoke this language?
Powhatans
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• Where did the Siouans live?

Piedmont
What group spoke this language?
Monacans
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• Where did the Iroquoians live?

What group spoke this language?
Cherokee
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The rivers were a source of
food
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Shelter was made from ___________ around them.
materials
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Animal skins were used for ___________.
clothing
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The weather that an area usually has over a long
period of time is called its _______.
climate
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Virginias Climate 1. 2. 3.
relatively _______
mild
4 distinct _________
seasons
variety of _________
vegetation
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Food, shelter, and clothing all depended on the
seasons
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NAME THE SEASON
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WINTER
HUNTED BIRDS AND ANIMALS
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SPRING
HUNTED AND FISHED
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SUMMER
GREW CROPS
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FALL
HARVESTED CROPS
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WINTER
LIVED ON STORED FOOD FROM THE FALL
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HUNTED FOR FOODS TO PRESERVE FOR THE WINTER
FALL
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PICKED BERRIES
SPRING
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The current state recognized tribes in
Virginia Chickahominy Eastern Chickahominy Mattap
oni Nansemond Pamunkey Rappahannock Upper
Mattaponi Monacan