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Question 955:
The once
incredibly profitable beaver fur-trapping trade in the American West
virtually disappeared in the 1850s because
(A)
the beaver population declined significantly due to Lyme disease
(B) intense competition between French, British, and American
trappers drove the price down
(C) Indian tribes and trappers could not cooperate in the beaver
trade
(D) beaver hats went out
of fashion in Europe
(E) 19th century animal protection groups protested the wanton
destruction of beavers
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