Which statement explains why trapping most likely became an important economic activity in Louisiana during the state's colonial period?

There was little farmland at the time.

Hunting activities used new technologies.

Early settlers needed pelts to keep warm.

The region had an abundance of wildlife.

The region had an abundance of wildlife.

Explanation:

Louisiana's history of trapping has played an important role in the state's culture and economy.

French exploration of the area of Upper Louisiana (the French territory in the upper Mississippi River Valley) initiated with the 1673 expedition of Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette, which charted the upper Mississippi. Colonists from French Canada were the first to settle in the area. French settlers were attracted by the availability of arable farmland as well as by the forests, with plentiful animals suitable for hunting and trapping.

In the 1720s New Orleans was a major trading center on the Mississippi River as well as a hub for the fur trade.

A) It's not correct. There was plenty of farmland in the state's colonial period of Louisiana. It doesn't explain the importance of trapping activities.

B) It's incorrect. A lot of different trapping technologies were used in the state's colonial period in Louisiana. These technologies by themselves don't explain the importance of this economic activity. On the contrary, the importance of the activity did place to different technologies of trapping.

C) It's not correct. It's just a simple fact that early settlers used the pelts they trapped, but this is not enough reason to become in successful trading activity.

D) It's correct. The region had an abundance of wildlife and sometimes the population of wild animals becomes in an over-abundance of them, so, they became dangerous for crops and even for the health of the landscapes.