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Race to the Governor's House - 2

Terms in this set (31)

Chesapeake Bay
Body of water that was a source of food and transportation
York River
River that Yorktown is located along
Indies
Where Christopher Columbus thought he was (near China) which is why he called the people he found in the lands he discovered "Indians"
Artifacts
What has been found that give archeologists clues about the interactions of English, Africans, and Indians in early Virginia
Arrowheads, Pottery, Tools
Three artifacts found in the state of Virginia
Algonquian, Siouan, Iroquoian
Three major language groups found in Virginia
Powhatan
Member of the Alogonquian language group
Iroquoian
Language spoken in Southwestern Virginia and in Southern Virginia near what is today North Carolina
Siouan
Language spoken primarily in the Piedmont region
Algonquian
Language spoken primarily in the Tidewater region
Iroquoian
Cherokee were part of this language group
Mild
Along with distinct seasons, best description of the climate in Virginia is relatively
Siouan
Language group Monacan were part of
Forests
Having a variety of trees, covers most of the land in Virginia
Eastern Woodland Indians
What Virginia's Indians were referred to as
Seasons
What the kinds of food American Indians ate, the clothing they wore, and the shelter they had depended on
Winter
Season that the American Indians hunt birds and other animals and live on stored foods from the previous fall
Spring
Season the American Indians hunt, fish, and pick berries
Summer
Season the American Indians grow crops (corn, beans, squash)
Fall
Season the American Indians harvest crops and hunt foods to preserve and keep for the winter
Relatively mild with distinct seasons (fall, winter, spring, summmer)
Characteristics of Virginia's climate
Animal skin (deerskin)
What American Indians use for clothing
Materials they had around them
What American Indians use for shelter
Archeologists
Who studies all kinds of material evidence left by people from the past
Werowocomoco
Large Indian town that was the headquarters of Chief Powhatan in 1607
Jamestown
First permanent English settlement in North America
Fort
Archeologists have discovered the site of the original Jamestown _________
Chickahominy, Eastern Chickahominy, Mattaponi, Nansemond, Pamunkey, Rappahannock, Upper Mattaponi
Current state recognized tribes located in Tidewater region
Wealth and Power
England wanted to establish an American colony to increase its _________________
Gold and Sliver
What England hoped to find in America
Raw materials
An American settlement would furnish ________ _________ that could not be grown or obtained in England, while opening new markets for trade
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