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) Responses They gave up bison hunting to drill for oil. They gave up bison hunting to drill for oil. 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 replaced bison hunting with raising cattle.
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The correct statement is: "They replaced bison hunting with raising cattle."
During the 1870s and 1880s, U.S. settlers in the Texas Plains increasingly shifted their focus from hunting bison to raising cattle, which became a significant part of the economy and culture in that region, particularly with the rise of cattle drives and the beef industry.
