Which statement correctly evaluates how U.S. settlers in the 1870s–1880s chose to exploit the Texas Plains after capturing them from Indigenous nations?(1 point)

Question

Responses

They replaced bison hunting with raising cattle.
They replaced bison hunting with raising cattle.

They replaced bison hunting with crop farming.
They replaced bison hunting with crop farming.

They hunted bison the same as the Indigenous nations they displaced.
They hunted bison the same as the Indigenous nations they displaced.

They gave up bison hunting to drill for oil.
They gave up bison hunting to drill for oil.

Answer 1

The correct statement is:

They replaced bison hunting with raising cattle.

In the 1870s and 1880s, U.S. settlers exploited the Texas Plains primarily by raising cattle, which became a significant part of the economy, particularly with the rise of cattle ranching and the cattle drive culture. The hunting of bison drastically declined due to overhunting and habitat destruction caused by settler expansion.