Jamestown/Indians Flashcards
Indian language spoken in Southeast Virginia
Iroquoian
Indian language spoken primarily in Piedmont region
Siouan
Indian language spoken in Tidewater region of VIRGINIA
Algonquian
Who initiated trading with the Indians?
Captain John Smith
How did the Indians help the settlers at Jamestown?
Taught them survival skills.
Pocahontas served as a contact between the Indians and the settlers.
Showed them how to plant corn and tobacco
What is a peninsula?
A piece of land bordered by water on three sides
Name an example of a peninsula in Virginia
The Eastern Shore
Name four important water features that were important to the early history of Virginia?
Potomac River
Rappahannock River
James River
York River
What bodies of water border VIRGINIA?
Atlantic Ocean
Chesapeake Bay