Question

Which factor contributed to the extermination of the buffalo in the Great Plains during the 1870s? A. The US government launched the Winter War campaign. B. The US government forced Plains tribes onto reservations. C. The Plains tribes raided white settlement in Kansas. D. The US government encouraged mass buffalo hunting.

Answer 1

Answer:

Correct answer is D. The US government encouraged mass buffalo hunting.

Explanation:

Correct answer is D because during the period of mass industrialization country encouraged the hunting of buffalos, because their skin was used for industrial needs. That led to killing of millions buffalos.

A is not correct as Winter War is connected to war between Soviet Union and Finland.

B is not correct as government want to stop the nomadic life of Indians and to make them live in settlements in which the white people were living.

C is not correct as this raids were not connected to extermination of buffalos and were part of Plains wars.