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