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