Virginia Studies Standard 2

Virginia Studies Supplements

Virginia Studies Standard 2

The student will demonstrate knowledge of the geography and early inhabitants of Virginia by

a) locating Virginia and its bordering states on maps of the United States;

b) locating and describing Virginia’s Coastal Plain (Tidewater), Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley and Ridge, and Appalachian Plateau;

c) locating and identifying water features important to the early history of Virginia (Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, James River, York River, Potomac River, and Rappahannock River);

d) locating three American Indian (First American) language groups (the Algonquian, the Siouan, and the Iroquoian) on a map of Virginia;

e) describing how American Indians (First Americans) adapted to the climate and their environment to secure food, clothing, and shelter.

Virginia's First Inhabitants

Eastern Woodland Indians Posters

This site includes postcard sized posters representing the three major language groups of the Indians and the regions they lived in primarily, how Eastern Indians adapted to their climate/environment. Further down the list of posters is a selection of geography posters. These posters include the regions of Virginia, the surrounding states, water features and ways to remember the rivers of Virginia.

Chesapeake Bay: Our History and Our Future

This site, maintained by the Mariner’s Museum, includes pages of information about the Native Americans, Colonial Americans, 20^th Century and Economy. Students can find specific information about the lives of Powhatan women and children and the Powhatan lifestyles.

A Virtual Tour of the Eastern Woodland Indians Homestead

While visiting this site, students will be able to see pictures, and read descriptions of the Eastern Woodlands Indians' everyday life, including at work and at play.

Make Your Own Longhouse Art Activity

Step by step directions for students to build their own longhouse, a great art activity!

Online Research Activities for Students

Chief Powhatan Research Activity

In this activity students will use internet links to answer vital questions about Chief Powhatan and the Powhatan Confederacy.

Before Jamestown: The World of the Powhatans WebQuest

This group activity will all students to discover not only the history of the Powhatan people, but also their culture, legacy, and memory.

Powhatan Indian Fact Sheet

The above webquest is a great activity. However, most of the links are not active. This website offers a student-friendly fact sheet with links to other sites.