Which of the following was not a reason the days of the open range and great cattle drives came to an end after the mid-1880s?
A) The ranges were overgrazed and too crowded.
B) Severe winters and dry summers in 1885 and 1886 caused severe hardships.
C) The demand for beef declined as more people turned to cheaper food.
D) The expansion of the railroads throughout the West cut across grazing areas.
E) Cattle prices declined.
C
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A) an angry reaction in De Bow's Southern and Western Review. B) to anger Southerners who rationalized slavery. C) keeping France neutral during the Civil War. D) to anger Northerners, many of whom saw the realities of slavery through its pages.
The construction of the ________ played a major role in the near extermination of the buffalo and the defeat of the Plains Indians
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
What started the student protests in the fall of 1964 at the University of California at Berkeley?
A) Students were evicted for raising funds for off-campus activities. B) Students protested inadequate student housing and facilities. C) Student groups were infiltration from communist organizations. D) The students discovered of covert FBI operations on campus.
The lowering of tariffs on foreign grain indicated the
a. power of the growing urban factory workers. b. decline in the power of the agricultural sector. c. growing power of urban interests. d. importance of American grain on the world market. e. growing population and inability of domestic wheat production to fulfill domestic needs.