Question

Which describes one reason for the end of long cattle drives?

A.
The increased use of barbed wire fencing blocked cattle drives.

B.
American ranchers faced competition from European cattle ranchers.

C.
Cattle trails and cow towns were too far from major cities in the East.

D.
Cowboys, fed up with the hard life, moved to cities.

Answer 1

@Destinymasha

Answer 2

Hmm..I'm thinking A? >.>

Answer 3

Which new technology of the 1800s had the greatest impact on farmers in the Great Plains?

A.
steam-powered sawmills

B.
photography

C.
barbed wire

D.
electric lights

Answer 4

@Destinymasha

Answer 5

What do you think?

Answer 6

A? @Destinymasha

Answer 7

Which phrase best describes the Chisholm Trail?

A.
an overland path for settlers heading to the Northwest

B.
a popular cattle drive route in the years after the Civil War

C.
a track Mexican immigrants followed north into Texas

D.
a path used by gold miners moving into the Black Hills

Answer 8

Ermm..for the second, I was thinking A also ~
And what do you think this one is?

Answer 9

b

Answer 10

Yes, correct again (:

Answer 11

Which describes a major challenge facing the builders of the transcontinental railroad?

A.
bridging the Rio Grande River

B.
spanning the Grand Canyon

C.
tunneling under Lake Erie

D.
crossing the Sierra Nevada mountains

Answer 12

@Destinymasha

Answer 13

Err..could it be D? >.>
I know it went through Utah and Texas ~