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What states border Virginia

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Maryland West Virginia Kentucky Tennessee North Carolina

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What are large bodies of water bordering Virginia

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Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay

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Because forest cover most of the land Virginia Indians which are referred to as

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Eastern Woodland Indians

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What were the three major language groups found in Virginia

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Iroquoian Siouan Algonquin

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What languages were spoken and Southwestern Virginia and in southern Virginia near what today is North Carolina the Cherokee were part of this group

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Iroquoian

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What languages were spoken primarily in the Piedmont region the Monikin were part of this group

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Siouan

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What languages were spoken primarily in the Tidewater region The Pawatan were part of this group

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Algonquin

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What major products and industries in the coastal plain region

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Seafood peanuts industry shipbuilding tourism and the military bases

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What are five geographic regions of Virginia

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Coastal plain Piedmont Blue Ridge Mountains Valley and Ridge appellation plateau

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What geographic region of Virginia is characterized by flat land it is located near the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay includes the Eastern shore and is east of the fall line

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Coastal plain or Tidewater

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What is the natural border between coastal plain and Piedmont regions were waterfalls prevent further travel on the river

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Fall line

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What region means land at the foot of the mountains it is west of the fall line and has rolling hills

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Piedmont

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What region is part of the appellation mountain system and is located between Piedmont and Valley and ridge and has old rounded mountains and is the source of many rivers

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Blue Ridge Mountains

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What evidence is there that American Indians lived in all areas of the state

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Artifacts such as arrowheads pottery and other tools that have been found tell about the people who lived in for Virginia

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What geographic region of Virginia is characterized by flatland it is located near the Atlantic Ocean in Chesapeake Bay includes Eastern shore it is east of the Fauline

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Coastal plain

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Why are the native peoples called Indians

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Christopher Columbus called the people he found in the land he explored Indians because he thought it was in the Indies near China

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How did early African men and women arrives in Jamestown

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Portuguese sailors capture them from what is present-day Angola it is unknown whether or not they served us servants or slaves of Virginia

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Under what conditions to the Africans arrives in Jamestown

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Africans arrived against their will in 1619

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What was the impact on the arrival of Africans on the Jamestown settlement

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Africans me a possible to expand the tobacco economy

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What was the impact on the arrival of additional women on the Jamestown

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The arrival of additional women and 1620 made it possible for more settlers to establish families and a permanent settlement at James

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What hardships get the Jamestown settlers face

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The site they chose was marshy and lacked safe drinking water sellers lack some skills necessary to provide themselves many settlers died of starvation and disease

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What was the first permanent English settlement in North America

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Jamestown - established in 1607

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Where is Jamestown located

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And 1607 Jamestown was located on the narrow peninsula bordered on three sides of by the James River today Jamestown is okay on an island in the James River

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Why did settlers choose the site at Jamestown

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The location could be easily defended from attacked by Spanish water along the shore was deep enough for ships dock and settlers believe they had a good supply of fresh water

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What document gives the Virginia Company of London the right to establish a settlement in north America and extend English rights to the colony

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The Charters of the Virginia Company of London

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What are the major products and industries of the Piedmont region

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Products tobacco information technology industries federal and state government F arming and horse industry

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What are the major product and industries of the Blue Ridge Mountains

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Products apples industries recreational farming

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What are the major products and industries of the Valley Ridge region

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Products are poultry apples dairy and beef the industries are farming

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What are the major projects and industries of the appellation plateau

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Products are Coal and the industries are coal mining

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