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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What year did Kit Carson die?
A
1923
B
1868
C
1862
D
1993
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -By1867 he was mustered out of service and took up a career as a rancher. Kit Carson died of an abdominal aortic aneurysm at For Lyon, Colorado on May 23, 1868 at the age of 58.

Detailed explanation-2: -The life of Christopher “Kit” Carson (1809–68) represents a broad sweep of Western American history. Carson was a Rocky Mountain fur trapper, a guide and scout for the US Army Corps of Topographical Engineers, rancher, Indian agent in New Mexico and Colorado, and an officer in the US Army.

Detailed explanation-3: -Carson was married three times and had ten children. He died at Fort Lyon of an aortic aneurysm on May 23, 1868.

Detailed explanation-4: -A mountain man before the Civil War, Kit Carson was responsible for waging a destructive war against the Navajo that resulted in their removal from the Four Corners area to southeastern New Mexico. Carson was perhaps the most famous trapper and guide in the West.

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