Review Question Answers for 2:Envirnomental History: An Overview
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Review Questions for 2: Environmental History: An Overview What were the key factors in the near extinction of the American bison from the Great Plains of the United States? Settlers moving west after the civil war, railroads spreading west in the 1860s, commercial hunters hunting bison for their hides and tongues, farmers, ranchers, and the US army killing bison. Who are the hunter-gatherers, and what were their major environmental impacts?