Why Did Eighteenth-Century Britain Have a Shortage of Wood

Why did eighteenth-century Britain have a shortage of wood?

A) Wood had been over-harvested; it was the primary source of heat in all homes and a basic raw material in industry.
B) The new industrial pollution began to destroy traditional old-growth forests.
C) The vast expansion of the British navy in the wars against France led to a problem of deforestation.
D) The widespread building of canals and roads required large amounts of wood and had caused many forests to be cut through.