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Indigenous Peoples of Virginia: First Americans' Way of Life

Explore the history of the First Americans in Virginia, their languages, regions, artifacts, and interactions with the environment. Discover how they met their basic needs through the changing seasons and their relationship with nature.

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Indigenous Peoples of Virginia: First Americans' Way of Life

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  1. Q: Who were the first people who lived in Virginia? A: The American Indians (First Americans)

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  3. Q: In which areas of Virginia did the American Indians (First Americans) live? A: All areas, but mostly in the Tidewater, Piedmont, and Appalachian Plateau

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  5. Q: How many First American major language groups were there in Virginia? A: Three

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  7. Q: Who named the First Americans “Indians”? A: Christopher Columbus

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  9. Q: Christopher Columbus thought that he had found— A: The Indies

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  11. Q: The Indies are located near— A: China

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  13. Q: What artifacts tell us a lot about the First Americans who lived in Virginia? A: arrowheads, pottery, and other tools

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  15. Q: What was spoken primarily in the Tidewater region? A: Algonquian

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  17. Q: The Powhatan were a member of which language group? A: Algonquian

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  19. Q: What was spoken primarily in the Piedmont region? A: Siouan

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  21. Q: What was spoken in Southwestern Virginia and in Southern Virginia near what is today North Carolina? A: Iroquoian

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  23. Q: The Cherokee were a part of which language group? A: Iroquoian

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  25. Q: First Americans met their basic needs by interacting with the— A: Climate and Environment

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  27. Q: The climate of Virginia is relatively— A: Mild

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  29. Q: Because of the four seasons in Virginia, we have a variety of— A: Vegetation

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  31. Q: Forests have a variety of— A: Trees

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  33. Q: Virginia’s Indians are referred to as— A: Eastern Woodlands

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  35. Q: The kinds of food the First Americans ate, the clothing they wore, and the shelters they had depended upon the what? A: Seasons

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  37. Q: American Indian foods changed with the what? A: Seasons

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  39. Q: What did American Indians eat in the winter? A: birds and animals

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  41. Q: What did the First Americans eat in the Spring? A: Fish and berries

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  43. Q: In the summer, the First Americans grew crops like— A: beans, corn, squash

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  45. Q: In the Fall, the American Indians— A: Harvested crops

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  47. Q: What was used for clothing in American Indian cultures? A: animal skins (deerskin)

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  49. Q: American Indians made shelters from— A: Materials around them

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