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5 Questions Quiz - Sheep Farming in Vermont

1) How did Yankee William Jarvis transform life in Vermont following the Napoleonic Wars ?

2) In 1830, the spring clipping of sheepl brought over $_________________________ into Vermont.

3) In the early 1840's, wool prices began to drop. Give two reasons for the drop.

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4) Once Vermont commercial wool production ended, how did sheep farmers' business change?

5) What natural predators endangered sheep, and what expensive method of protecting sheep did farmers employ?