Magazine#5 - Northwest Coast People

Question 1: How were the people of the Northwest Coast different from other native peoples of the Americas?

• They were the only people to eat alot of fish.

• They were the only people to wear alot of deerskin.

• Plenty of mountains allowed them to enjoy safety without practicing warfare.

• Plenty of food allowed them to have a more complex society without practicing agriculture.

Question 2: What did Northwest Coast peoples use the build their houses?

• Adobe

• Cedar

• Stone

• Straw

Question 3: How did the rulers of Northwest Coast peoples keep villages running well?

• By making laws for nobles only.

• By avoiding war between related clans.

• By forming councils of commoners and captives.

• By urging cooperation among all ranks of people.

Question 4: How could families improve their position in Northwest Coast societies?

• By claiming more enslaves people.

• By controlling more trade routes.

• By making better animal masks.

• By making taller totem poles.

Question 5: From which animals did Salish women use fur to make wool?

• Dogs

• Goats

• Oxen

• Sheep

Question 6: True / False - Potlatches were only held at weddings.

• True

• False

Question 7: True / False - Potlatches were only held after battles.

• True

• False

Question 8: True / False - People competed to hold bigger potlatches.

• True

• False

Question 9: True / False - Potlatches were used to make peace between groups.

• True

• False

Question 10: True / False - A person might have to save for years to hold a potlatch.

• True

• False