Kaelyn's Virginia History Test
History of Virginia's Indian groups
- 1.What language did the Cherokee Indians speak?
- A.
Iroquoian
- B.
Algonquian
- C.
Siouan
- 2.How did the Indians help the colonists?
- A.
Taught them survival skills
- B.
Taught them how to build boats
- C.
Taught them how to make weapons
- 3.Who is someone who studies artifacts to learn what life was like long ago?
- A.
Archaeologist
- B.
Anthropologist
- C.
Gemologist
- 4.How many state recognized Indian tribes are in Virginia?
- A.
5
- B.
7
- C.
8
- 5.What Indian tribe was part of the Iroquoian Language group?
- A.
Cherokee
- B.
Powhatan
- C.
Algonquin
- 6.What Indian tribe was part of the Algonquian Language group?
- A.
Cherokee
- B.
Powhatan
- C.
Piedmont
- 7.The Powhatan Indians spoke what language?
- A.
Iroquoian
- B.
Algonquian
- C.
Siouan
- 8.In what region were the American Indian traditional homelands?
- A.
Tidewater
- B.
Piedmont
- C.
Blue Ridge
- 9.The Indians of the Siouan Language group lived in what region of Virginia?
- A.
Piedmont
- B.
Tidewater
- C.
Blue Ridge
- 10.Why are Virginia's Indians referred to as Eastern Woodland Indians?
- A.
They lived in the East
- B.
They lived in Virginia
- C.
They lived in land covered by woods
- 11.Who were the very first people to live on Virginia land?
- A.
American Indians
- B.
British
- C.
Spanish
- 12.Who called the people in North America Indians because he thought he was in India?
- A.
Christopher Columbus
- B.
John Smith
- C.
Barack Obama
- 13.What did Indians use to make their clothes?
- A.
Animal skins
- B.
Tree bark
- C.
Leaves
- 14.How do Native Americans live today?
- A.
Like other Americans
- B.
Like other Indians
- C.
Like animals
- 15.Historians use _______________ to tell about how people lived long ago?
- A.
Artifacts
- B.
Arrowheads
- C.
Books
- 16.What are groups of Native Americans united under one leader sharing one culture called?
- A.
Tribes
- B.
Packs
- C.
Families
- 17.What is the large Indian town used by Indian leaders for several hundred years?
- A.
Werewocomoco
- B.
Algoquian
- C.
Heremonoco
- 18.What did the Indians eat in the spring?
- A.
Fish and berries
- B.
Animals and berries
- C.
Animals and fish
- 19.The Cherokee were members of which Native American language group?
- A.
Iroquoian
- B.
Algonquian
- C.
Siouan
- 20.The Cherokee Indians lived in what region of Virginia?
- A.
Appalachian Plateau
- B.
Valle and Ridge
- C.
Blue Ridge
- 21.What did Indians use to build their homes?
- A.
Items around them from their environment
- B.
Wood
- C.
Mud
- 22.What did the Indians eat in the summer?
- A.
Crops
- B.
Fish
- C.
Berries
- 23.The Powhatan Indians lived in what region of Virginia?
- A.
Tidewater
- B.
Appalachian Plateau
- C.
Piedmont
- 24.What did the Indians eat in the winter?
- A.
Animals
- B.
Fish
- C.
Crops
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