In 1865, Civil War veterans who had been cattlemen prior to the war returned to their families and what remained of their ranches. One of their first acts was to organize a "cow-hunt." What statement best describes that term?
A) reassembling cattle that had been part of family herds prior to the Civil War
B) trying to find cows to sell
C) looking for cattle to buy
D) capturing and taking any cattle they found
Answer: A
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