A | B |
Powhatan | His headquarters were at Werowocomoco. |
Werowocomoco | A large Indian town used by Indian leaders before the English settlers came. |
Archaeologists have discovered... | ...the site of the original Jamestown fort. |
How do archaeologists use artifacts? | They use them as clues about how the English, Africans, and Indians in Virginia lived. |
What do archaeologists do? | They study material evidence (artifacts) left from people of the past. |
How many Indian tribes are recognized by the Commonwealth of Virginia? | Eight |
Where do the Chickahominy and Eastern Chickahominy tribes live. | They live in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region. |
Where do the Monacan Indians live? | They live in the Piedmont region. |
The Mattaponi, Nansemond, Pamunkey, Rappahannock, and Upper Mattaponi Tribes... | ...are tribes that are recognized by the Commonwealth of Virginia. |
Does the Monacan Tribe live in the Tidewater Region? | No, they live in the Piedmont Region. |
Do the Mattaponi, Nansemond, Pamunkey, Rappahannock, and Upper Mattaponi Tribes live in the Piedmont Region? | No, they live in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) Region. |
These are the three major American Indian languages that were spoken in Virginia. | Algonquian, Siouan, Iroquoian |
This language was spoken in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) Region. | Algonquian (Spoken by the Powhatans.) |
This language was spoken in the Piedmont Region. | Siouan |
This language was spoken in Southwestern Virginia and in Southern Virginia near North Carolina. | Iroquoian (Spoken by the Cherokee.) |