Chapter 3 Vocabulary

spoken primarily in the Piedmont region; the Monocan

were part of this group

Siouan Language Group

a large Indian town used by Indian leaders

Werowocomoco

the first permanent English settlement in North America

Jamestown

a person who studies materials left by people from the past

archaeologist

items such as arrowheads, pottery, and other tools that tell a lot about the people who lived in that particular

place

artifacts

spoken in Southwestern Virginia and in Southern Virginia near what is today North Carolina; the

Cherokee were part of this group

Iroquoian Language Group

the name given to Virginia’s Indians due to the forests that cover most of the land

Eastern Woodland Indians

spoken primarily in the Tidewater region; the Powhatan were part of this group

Algonquian Language Group