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All three of the 1st American language groups who lived in Va. are called... | Eastern Woodland Indians |
The York, James, Potomac, and Rappahannock rivers were important because they provided food and a means to... | explore and establish settlements throughout Virginia |
The body of water that runs near Alexandria and flows into the Chesapeake Bay is the... | Potomac River |
The body of water that runs near Fredericksburg and flows into the Chesapeake Bay is the ... | Rappanhannock River |
The Jamestown settlement was financed (paid for) by the... | Virginia Company of London |
The First Americans lived... | in all areas of Virginia |
We have learned a lot about the 1st Americans who lived in Va. long ago from... | artifacts such as pottery, tools, and arrowheads |
The body of water that runs near Yorktown and flows into the Chesapeake Bay is the... | York River |
The first people to live in Va. were the... | First Americans |
The peninsula that is bordered on the west by the Chesapeake Bay and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean is... | The Eastern Shore |
The Cherokee people were members of the... | Iroquoian language group |
The First Americans of Va. made their clothing from... | animal skins |
The 1st Americans of Va. built shelter (homes) from... | The natural resources around them |
The First Americans hunted birds and animals for food in the... | winter |
The First Americans fished and picked berries for food in the... | spring |
The First Americans of Va. harvested crops in the... | fall |
The First Americans of Va. planted crops such as corn, beans, and squash in the... | summer |
Algonquian was the language spoken by the 1st Americans who lived in the... | Tidewater region |
Siouan was the language spoken by the First Americans who lived in the... | Piedmont region |
Iroquian was the language spoken by the 1st Americans who lived in the... | Southwest area of Virginia |
The Powhatan people were members of the... | Algonquian group |
Most of the land in Va. is covered with... | forests |
England wanted to travel to America in the hope of finding... | Gold and Silver |
Many cities developed along the... | Fall Line |
The body of water that makes travel from Va. to places such as Europe and Africa possible is the... | Atlantic Ocean |
The body of water that provided a safe harbor for the settlers and was a source of food and transportation was the... | Chesapeake Bay |
The body of water that runs near Richmond and Jamestown and flows in the Chesapeake Bay is the... | James River |
Algonquian, Siouan, and Iroquian were the three Major... | First American language groups in Virginia |
Christopher Columbus called the people who lived in the area he discovered in N. America "Indians" because... | He thought he had landed in the Indies near China |
The first permanent English settlement in N. America was... | Jamestown, Virginia |
Jamestown was established in... | 1607 |
England wanted to set up colonies in America in order to... | increase its wealth and power |