Question

Which statement correctly describes the status of Texas cattle throughout most
of the eighteenth century? (1 point)

The Spanish kept all of their cattle carefully fenced in and branded all them to
protect against theft.

The Spanish allowed their cattle to live feral lives and allowed anyone who
wanted to hunt and kill them to do so.

Some were kept close to settlements and branded to indicate their owners, but
many lived feral.

The Spanish allowed their cattle to graze freely but carefully branded all of them
to keep track of their owners.

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Answer 1

Some were kept close to settlements and branded to indicate their owners, but many lived feral.

(Spanish ranching used open-range grazing; many cattle became wild Texas longhorns while owned herds were branded and rounded up.)