Question

which sentence from the passage best supports the authorpoint that settlers moving across north america caused trumpeter swans to disappear?
but a century ago, the trumpeter swan had nearly disappeared.
people also hunted trumpeter swans to eat and to use their skin and feathers.
the first effort to save the trumpeter swan began in 1935.
people began collecting eggs from nests of alaskantrumpeter swans.

Explanation:

The question asks for the sentence that supports the idea that settlers moving across North America caused trumpeter swans to disappear. Option b directly mentions people hunting the swans (settlers are people) for food and materials (skin and feathers), which would contribute to their disappearance. Option a just states they nearly disappeared but doesn't link to settlers. Option c is about saving them. Option d is about egg - collecting (a more specific human activity than general settlement - related hunting).

Answer:

B. People also hunted trumpeter swans to eat and to use their skin and feathers.