The lines in the poem most likely describe the struggle of miners and cowboys who felt that their open range way of life would be over once their families arrived and helped establish law and order. The desire for "land, lots of land, under starry skies" and the plea of "Don't fence me in" indicates a longing for freedom and open spaces, which reflects the concerns of those who valued their free-roaming lifestyle.
Oh, give me land, lots of land, under starry skies above
Don't fence me in
Let me ride thru the wide-open country that I love
Don't fence me in . . .”
-By Cole Porter and Bob Fletcher
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What struggle in the western frontier are the lines in the poem most likely describing?
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Women in the West had fewer rights than those in the East and often wished they had more freedom.
Women in the West had fewer rights than those in the East and often wished they had more freedom.
Many farmers struggled to get the land they needed to start a farm and felt the space they had was not enough to be successful.
Many farmers struggled to get the land they needed to start a farm and felt the space they had was not enough to be successful.
Miners and cowboys felt that their open range way of life would be over once their families arrived and helped establish law and order.
Miners and cowboys felt that their open range way of life would be over once their families arrived and helped establish law and order.
Cowboys could not access enough grass and water for their cows after ranchers sectioned it off with barbed wire.
Cowboys could not access enough grass and water for their cows after ranchers sectioned it off with barbed wire.
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