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Study Guide for Chapter 3: Native Americans
(SOL VS 2d,e,f,g)
Wor
Word
Bank
modern
lived
tools
transportation
fishing
reeds
Indies
forests
thirty
southwest
spring
villages
Iroquoian
eleven
thousands moving
crops
hunting
Siouan
deer
mild
beans
food
Powhatan
Indian village
Eastern Woodland Indians
DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blanks below using words from the Word Bank.
1) Columbus called the native peoples in the New World Indians because he thought he was in
the ___________________________.
2) Nomads in pre-colonial Virginia were known for ____________________ around as they
searched for food.
3) In pre-colonial Virginia, the land was covered by _____________________ and trees.
4) Early Virginians, as a means of survival, adapted to their environment by settling in
_______________________, growing varied ___________________, and ________________.
5) The three main American Indian languages in Virginia in 1607 were Algonquian, Siouan, and
_______________________________.
6) Chief Powhatan ruled a confederation of 30 tribes known as the _____________________.
7) ______________________ was the language mainly spoken in the Piedmont region, home
to the Monacans.
8) The Powhatan used the resources around them by: building houses of trees and
_____________________, ________________________ and hunting for food, and by growing
corn, ___________________, and squash.
9) The Powhatan were part of a larger Native American group known as the
____________________________________________.
10) The climate in Virginia is _________________, with distinct seasons.
11) The Powhatan relied on seasonal resources to survive. It was during the ______________
that they hunted, fished, and picked berries.
12) Iroquoian was the American Indian language spoken mostly in ______________________
Virginia.
13) The primary natural resources that the Powhatan used for clothing were ______________
skins and animal skins.
14) Rivers were important to the American Indians because they served as a source of
____________________ and _____________________.
15) American Indians have lived in Virginia for _______________________ of years.
16) Werowocomoco is a large __________________________ used for hundreds of years.
17) Archaeology can teach us about the _____________________ American Indians used and
how they _______________________.
18) There are _______________________ modern day American Indian tribes that are
recognized by Virginia.
19) Chief Powhatan was important because he was the ruler of _________________ tribes in
the Powhatan confederation.
20) Virginia’s modern American Indians live like most __________________ Americans today.
Essay Questions:
1) There are 11 modern, recognized tribes in Virginia as of 2010. They are the Chickahominy,
Eastern Chickahominy, Mattaponi, Nansemond, Pamunkey, Rappahannock, Upper Mattaponi,
Monacan, Notoway, Cheroenhaka (Notoway), and Patawomeck. All of the tribes except the
Monacan live in the Tidewater region. The Monacan live in the Piedmont region of Virginia.
2) Describe some of the ways American Indians in Virginia used seasonal resources.
 In the summer they grew corn, beans, and squash.
 In the fall they harvested crops, and hunted for foods to preserve for the winter
 In the winter they hunted birds and animals, and lived on stored foods from the
previous fall.
 In the spring they hunted, fished, and picked berries.
3) Name one thing that each of the three Native American language groups have in common
and name one thing that each group has that is unique to only their language group.
 All three groups grew the three sister crops: corn, beans, & squash.
 The Powhatan tribe spoke Algonquian.
 The Monacan tribe spoke Siouan.
 The Cherokee tribe spoke Iroquoian.
 You can also name additional things based on the chart in your interactive notebook.
4) What do Werowocomoco and Jamestown have in common and why is this important?
 Both towns have been the site of archaeological digs.
 This is important because artifacts that have been found at both locations tell us how
the Powhatans and the colonists lived back in the early 1600’s.
 Name one artifact that we identified during our “I Wonder” lesson, describe it using
adjectives, and explain what it was used for.