Year 8
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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will learn about the cultures, languages and lives of the Algonquian speaking members of the Powhatan people.
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5 Questions
Q1.
What is 'Algonquian'?
A language
A native American chief
Another nickname for Pocahontas
Q2.
When the English set up the colony of Jamestown, who already lived there?
Indian people
No one lived there
Scottish people
Q3.
Which of the below best describes Powhatan culture?
It was a hunter-gatherer culture
It was a simple culture with no art, laws or farming
The Powhatan people had no culture
Q4.
Who was Matoaka/Pocahontas?
A character in a story
An English colonist who created Jamestown
The leader of the Powhatan people
Q5.
Where is Matoaka/Pocahontas buried?
America
Canada
India