The Powhatan Confederacy: The First Nations of Virginia
  • 1. Which European settlement did the Powhatan Confederacy interact with first?
A) Plymouth
B) Jamestown
C) Yorktown
D) Roanoke
  • 2. What was the primary agricultural crop of the Powhatan Confederacy?
A) Wheat
B) Rice
C) Barley
D) Corn
  • 3. Which famous figure is often associated with the Powhatan Confederacy?
A) Squanto
B) Sitting Bull
C) John Smith
D) Pocahontas
  • 4. What was the main mode of transportation for the Powhatan people?
A) Horses
B) Trains
C) Canoes
D) Wagons
  • 5. Which river was central to the Powhatan Confederacy's territory?
A) James River
B) Ohio River
C) Potomac River
D) Mississippi River
  • 6. What kind of dwellings did the Powhatan people typically use?
A) Log cabins
B) Mud huts
C) Tepees
D) Longhouses
  • 7. Powhatan Confederacy primarily consisted of which language family?
A) Algonquian
B) Siouan
C) Athabaskan
D) Iroquoian
  • 8. What was the Powhatan Confederacy's strategy for dealing with the English settlers initially?
A) Diplomacy
B) Coercion
C) Isolation
D) Total war
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