Question

question 12 of 20
why did native american men spend a lot of time hunting buffalo?
a. buffalo worked on native american farms.
b. the buffalo provided a variety of resources.
c. buffalo meat tasted better than fish.
d. they could sell buffalo hides to the white man.

Explanation:

• Option A: Buffalo are not domesticated to work on farms in Native American cultures, so this is incorrect.
• Option B: Buffalo provided many resources like food (meat), clothing (hides), tools (bones), shelter (hide - covered structures), so this is a valid reason for hunting.
• Option C: The preference for buffalo meat over fish is not a primary reason for extensive hunting, as the variety of resources from buffalo is more significant.
• Option D: While trading with white men for hides was a later aspect, the primary reason for hunting buffalo was for their own community's resource needs, not mainly for selling to white men initially.

Answer:

B. The buffalo provided a variety of resources.