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The Chisholm Trail was replaced by other trails farther to the west because .

Native Americans began charging grazing taxes on cattle that traveled across Indian Territory

railroad lines were being built in western Texas

there was more water on the western trails

there were fewer dangers on the western trails

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railroad lines were being built in western Texas

As railroads extended into Texas, new railheads closer to the cattle herds eliminated the need for long drives to Kansas, so trails shifted west or disappeared.