USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

WESTWARD EXPANSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What animal contributed to settlers moving out west?
A
The Grizzly Bear
B
The Buffalo
C
The Antelope
D
The Beaver
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Beavers are the largest living rodents in North America, with adults averaging 40 pounds in weight and measuring more than three feet in length, including the tail. Beavers are the only species that can actually create its own habitat, and it does so by impounding water.

Detailed explanation-2: -With the help of the sticks, mud, and rocks the beavers build up the lodges. Beavers sometimes build lodges in the sides of the banks when the flow of water is fast from the rivers and streams.

Detailed explanation-3: -beaver, (genus Castor), either of two species of amphibious rodents native to North America, Europe, and Asia. Beavers are the largest rodents in North America and Eurasia and the second largest rodents worldwide.

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