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