Question

before european content, how did indigenous peoples of the great plains differ from those in the pacific northwest? choose 1 answer: a plains peoples grew corn, beans, and squash in forest villages, while northwest peoples avoided farming and lived only in tipis. b plains peoples hunted bison and lived in portable homes, while the northwest peoples fished, gathered acorns, and carved totem poles. c plains peoples carved canoes for ocean travel, while northwest peoples followed bison herds across the grasslands. d plains peoples built cliff dwellings and farmed with irrigation, while the northwest peoples farmed corn and lived in longhouses

Explanation:

• Option A: Great Plains peoples were nomadic or semi - nomadic and didn't grow crops in forest villages (they were on grasslands), and Pacific Northwest peoples didn't live only in tipis. So A is wrong.
• Option B: Great Plains Indigenous peoples relied on bison hunting and lived in portable tipis. Pacific Northwest peoples fished (due to access to waterways), gathered acorns, and carved totem poles. This matches their lifestyles.
• Option C: Canoe - carving and ocean travel were more of Pacific Northwest activities, and following bison herds was a Great Plains activity. So C has the two groups' activities reversed.
• Option D: Cliff dwellings and irrigation - farming were associated with Southwest Indigenous groups, not Great Plains. And Pacific Northwest peoples didn't farm corn and live in longhouses in the way described here.

Answer:

B. Plains peoples hunted bison and lived in portable homes, while the Northwest peoples fished, gathered acorns, and carved totem poles.