Question

How did Western settlers impact the bison population? A. Live bison were sent to other regions where they had not previously lived. B. So many bison were killed for sport that the species became endangered. C. Bison bred with cows so often that pure bison became hard to find. D. Bison herds migrated to regions in order to find more grass to eat.

Answer 1

B. So many bison were killed for sport that the species became endangered.

Western settlers heavily impacted the bison population primarily through large-scale hunting and slaughter, which drastically reduced their numbers and led to the species becoming endangered in the late 19th century.