The decimation of American buffalo herds in the late nineteenth century
A. destroyed the ability of Plains Indians to resist the advance of white settlers.
B. was accelerated by the booming new market for buffalo hide.
C. brought the total population of American buffalo to fewer than 1,000.
D. happened almost entirely in the space of two decades.
E. All these answers are correct.
Answer: E
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