Which group of people on the Great Plains benefited most from the invention of barbed wire?

A.
cowboys

B.
railroad workers

C.
Native Americans

D.
farmers

Question

Which group of people on the Great Plains benefited most from the invention of barbed wire?  
 
 

 
 

  

  A. 
  cowboys   
   

 
 

  

  B. 
  railroad workers   
   

 
 

  

  C. 
  Native Americans   
   

 
 

  

  D. 
  farmers

wwhitlock · Answer

Cowboys and Indians both preferred open, unfenced land. Barbed wire has nothing to do with working on a railroad. So who would benefit most from a device that kept animals out of and area of land?