USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Belts, coats, coffins, and cups/spoons are all products that came from what animal?
A
cattle
B
Texas Longhorns
C
Bison/Buffalo
D
Squirrel
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bison meat sells at a considerable price premium to beef. Other by-products of meat production include bison heads and hides. Heads are sold as mounted trophies or as cleaned or uncleaned skulls.

Detailed explanation-2: -While bison and buffalo are used interchangeably, in North America the scientific name is bison. Actually, it’s Bison bison bison (genus: Bison, species: bison, subspecies: bison or athabascae), but only saying it once is fine. Historians believe the term “buffalo” grew from the French word for beef, “boeuf.”

Detailed explanation-3: -Horns and hooves Buffalo are considered one of the “big five, ” a term grouping them with leopards, rhinoceroses, elephants, and lions as the most dangerous animals to hunt in Africa. Hunting websites refer to the buffalo as “black death” for its dangerous personality-they’re known to be grumpy and unpredictable.

Detailed explanation-4: -Contrary to the song “Home on the Range, ” buffalo do not roam in the American West. Instead, they are indigenous to South Asia (water buffalo) and Africa (Cape buffalo), while bison are found in North America and parts of Europe.

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