Question
Why did cattle owners have to buy private property on which to keep their cattle?
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Responses
They couldn’t graze their cattle on Native American reservations.
They couldn’t graze their cattle on Native American reservations.
Cattle in open-range herds got mixed together.
Cattle in open-range herds got mixed together.
Farms and the railroads carved up the open range.
Farms and the railroads carved up the open range.
Diseases often wiped out entire herds.
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The best answer to why cattle owners had to buy private property on which to keep their cattle is:
Farms and the railroads carved up the open range.
As the expansion of agriculture and infrastructure like railroads increased, the open range that cattle owners relied on for grazing was significantly reduced, leading them to purchase land for their cattle.
