1. A Native American group living on the California coast would most likely have developed skills for which activity?
- A. Farming corn and squash
- B. Building ocean-going canoes
- C. Hunting animals in a dry desert
- D. Finding pine nuts in the mountains
2. What was a major food source for Native peoples living in California's Central area, which was covered in oak trees?
- A. Fish from the ocean
- B. Whales and seals
- C. Acorns ground into flour
- D. Corn planted after river floods
3. What is the main reason that Native American groups in California developed many unique cultures and ways of life?
- A. They all followed different leaders who had different ideas.
- B. Each group adapted to the specific plants and animals found in their local area.
- C. They were prevented from sharing ideas with each other by tall mountain ranges.
- D. They arrived in California at very different times throughout history.
4. Why were the large trees in the Northwest area an important resource for groups like the Yurok?
- A. They used the wood from trees to build sturdy plank homes and large canoes for fishing.
- B. They ate the fruit that grew on the tall trees as their main source of food.
- C. They used the soft leaves from the trees to make all of their clothing.
- D. They mostly traded the wood to other groups in exchange for all their food.
5. The development of different tools, foods, and homes by various California native groups is an example of what concept?
- A. Trading
- B. Isolation
- C. Farming
- D. Adaptation
6. What happened to many Native groups when settlers took over their land?
- A. They were forced from their homes.
- B. They were given new resources by the settlers.
- C. They decided to share their lands peacefully.
- D. They moved to the mountains to find gold.
7. How did Ishi and the other remaining Yahi survivors hide from settlers for 40 years?
- A. They lived in a town and pretended to be settlers.
- B. They built a large fort to protect themselves.
- C. They moved to a different part of California.
- D. They hid in the hills and kept their fires small.
8. The experience of the Yahi people demonstrates that the arrival of settlers often led to...
- A. new trading opportunities for Native groups.
- B. the peaceful sharing of hunting grounds.
- C. the near-destruction of Native cultures.
- D. Native groups learning about American cooking.
9. What was the overall result of the conflicts between new settlers and California's Native peoples?
- A. Native cultures were adopted by the new settlers.
- B. Native ways of life were nearly destroyed.
- C. Native villages grew much larger and wealthier.
- D. Native groups and settlers created new shared traditions.
10. What was the main reason for the terrible conflicts between new settlers and California's Native peoples?
- A. The settlers wanted to learn Native languages.
- B. The Native peoples wanted to move to big cities.
- C. The settlers wanted the land and resources that Native peoples used.
- D. The Native peoples and settlers wanted to trade for different foods.