As of the year 1500?

Question

in which of the following regions did Native peoples depend most on agriculture and year-round village or city life?

A. Present-day New England, the Great Plains, and the Ohio Valley.
B. Present-day coastal California, the Mississippi Valley, and the Great Lakes region.
C. The present-day Pacific Northwest, New England, and the Mississippi Valley.
D. The present-day Southwest, the Mississippi Valley, and the Ohio Valley.
E. Present-day Texas, coastal California, and the Southwest.

elaborate on your answer

Answer 1

The Pimas and Hohokams disappeard from the southwest prior to 1500, so that rules out D and E

The Great plains were never depended on most for agriculture by Native peoples. Rules out A

Coastal CA was heavily populated at the time of the spanish missionaries. The GL region has always been a fertile area.
Answer: B

Answer 2

b is the anserw