The three major Native American language groups found in Virginia were the Iroquoian, Siouan, and Algonquian languages. The Iroquoian languages were spoken in southwestern and southern Virginia. The Siouan languages were spoken primarily in the Piedmont region. The Algonquian language was spoken mainly in the Tidewater region. The Powhatan people helped the Jamestown settlers survive by providing leadership, teaching survival skills, serving as a liaison through Pocahontas, and showing the settlers how to plant corn and tobacco. However, over time the Native Americans came to view the settlers as invaders taking over their land.

1. VIRGINIA STUDIES
4TH GRADE
SOCIAL STUDIES
VS. 2d – 2g
S. Grey

2. VS.2d – WHAT WERE THE THREE MAJOR
AMERICAN INDIAN LANGUAGE GROUPS
FOUND IN VIRGINIA?
• Iroquoian Languages
• Spoken in southwestern Virginia and in
southern Virginia near what is today North
Carolina
• The Cherokee were part of this group

3. VS.2d – WHAT WERE THE THREE MAJOR
AMERICAN INDIAN LANGUAGE GROUPS FOUND
IN VIRGINIA?
• Siouan Languages
• Spoken primarily in the Piedmont region
• The Monacan were part of this group

4. VS.2d – WHAT WERE THE THREE MAJOR
AMERICAN INDIAN LANGUAGE GROUPS FOUND
IN VIRGINIA?
• Algonquian Language
• Spoken primarily in the Tidewater region
• The Powhatan were part of this group

5. HOW DID THE NATIVE PEOPLES AND
THE ENGLISH INTERACT?
• Captain John Smith initiated trading
relationships with the native peoples

6. WHY DID THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
JAMESTOWN SETTLERS AND THE NATIVE
PEOPLES CHANGE?
The native peoples traded mainly with the
English in exchange for tools, pots, and copper
for jewelry

7. THE NATIVE PEOPLES CONTRIBUTED TO THE
SURVIVAL OF THE JAMESTOWN SETTLERS
BY:
1. Powhatan, chief of many tribes, provided
leadership to his people and taught the
settlers survival skills

8. THE NATIVE PEOPLES CONTRIBUTED TO THE
SURVIVAL OF THE JAMESTOWN SETTLERS BY:
2. Pocahontas, daughter of Powhatan, served
as a contact between the native peoples and
the English

9. THE NATIVE PEOPLES CONTRIBUTED TO THE
SURVIVAL OF THE JAMESTOWN SETTLERS BY:
• 3. The native people showed the settlers how
to plant corn and tobacco

10. THE NATIVE PEOPLES CONTRIBUTED TO THE
SURVIVAL OF THE JAMESTOWN SETTLERS BY:
• 4. Overtime, the native peoples realized the
English settlement would continue to grow
• 5. The native peoples came to see the settlers
as invaders who would take over their land

11. Climate in Virginia
• Virginia’s American Indians worked with the
climate and their environment to meet their
basic needs.

12. VS 2E -Climate in Virginia
• The climate in Virginia is relatively mild with
distinct seasons-spring, summer, fall, and
winter-resulting in a variety of vegetation.

13. Climate in Virginia
• Forests, which have a variety of trees, cover
most of the land. Virginia’s Indians are
referred to as Eastern Woodland Indians.

14. Environmental Connections:
• The kinds of food they ate, the clothing they
wore, and they shelters they had depended
upon the seasons.

15. Environmental Connections
• Foods changed with the seasons.
• In winter, they hunted birds and animals and
lived on stored foods from the previous fall.

16. Environmental Connections
• In spring, they hunted, fished, and picked
berries.
• In summer, they grew crops (corn, beans,
squash).
• In fall, they harvested crops and hunted for
foods to preserve and keep for the winter.

17. Environmental Connections
• Animal skins (deerskin) were used for
clothing.
• Shelter was made from materials around
them.

18. Native Americans
• Native peoples of the past farmed, hunted,
and fished. They made homes using natural
resources. They used animal skins for clothing
in the winter
• Today, most native peoples live like other
Americans. Their cultures have changed over
time

19. ARCHAEOLOGY
• Archaeology is another way that helps people
understand the past.
• Archaeologists study all kinds of material
evidence left from people of the past.

20. ARCHAEOLOGISTS
• Are scientists who study the culture of people
who lived long ago.
• They explore sites looking for artifacts such as
tools, clothing, and the remains of shelters.

21. ARTIFACTS
• The artifacts found at Jamestown and
Werowocomoco provide clues about how
people
• The artifacts found at Jamestown and
Werowocomoco provide clues about how
people interacted in early Virginia.
• The artifacts give evidence about trade and
conflict and interactions with the Indians.

22. Werowocomoco
• was a large Indian town used by Indian leaders
for several hundred years before the English
settlers came. It was the headquarters of the
leader, Powhatan, in 1607.

23. JAMESTOWN
• became the first permanent English
settlement in North America. Archaeologists
have discovered the site of the original fort.
The recovered artifacts give archaeologists
clues about the interactions of English,
Africans, and Indians in early Virginia.

24. JAMESTOWN
• The recovered artifacts give archaeologists
clues about the interactions of English,
Africans, and Indians in early Virginia.