Which statements about northwest coast button blankets are true? choose all answers that are correct. a. they have animal designs with symmetry. b. they have shell buttons sewn onto them. c. they are made of dark green and purple felt. d. they have detailed shapes and true-to-life colors. e. they are worn during special feasts and dance ceremonies.

The correct answers are A) They have animal designs with symmetry. B) They have shell buttons sewn onto them.  D) They have detailed shapes and true-to-life colors.

The statements about Northwest Coast button blankets that are are true are the following: They have animal designs with symmetry. B) They have shell buttons sewn onto them.  D) They have detailed shapes and true-to-life colors.

Native American tribes from the Northwest Coast of the United States wear button blankets. These are blankets made of wool and are embellished with many things such as mother-of-pearl buttons used by Indians on special occasions. In the middle of the piece of clothing, the Indians included a symbol that identified the family heritage.

saint clair’s defeat, (november 4, 1791), one of the worst defeats ever suffered by u.s. forces in indian warfare, precipitated by british-indian confrontation with settlers and militia in the northwest territory following the american revolution. despite specific provisions in the treaty of 1783 for the evacuation of its forts on the northwestern border, britain had failed to yield these lucrative fur-trading posts. in hopes of reclaiming lost hunting grounds with british support, a northwest indian confederation was gradually molded between 1785 and 1787, consisting mainly of shawnee, delaware, ottawa, iroquois, ojibwa, miami, and potawatomi. kentucky frontiersmen reacted to this threat by initiating raiding parties on native villages as early as 1788, and indian warfare flared up the following year.