The native peoples of Virginia spoke Algonquian dialects and were known by the

English as what group of Indians?

A. Iroquois

B. Powhatan

C. Cherokee

D. Shawnee

Answer: B. Powhatan Tribes

Explanation: The Powhatan tribes were located in Virginia and were distinguished for conserve parental Algonkian linguistic characteristics retained with remarkably little modification.

The native peoples of Virginia spoke Algonquian dialects and were known by the English as the group of Powhatan Indians.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The Powhatan tribes were just another tribe of Algonquians that had moved to the Atlantic coasts after breaking from their ancestors. This tribe, like a few other Algonquian tribes, had adopted their native languages but with a bit of modification to the original.

This modification termed the modified language to be termed as a dialect of the original Algonquian language.