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RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

HOMESTEAD ACT

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Barbed Wire Use in Texas in the late 19th Century* Made it easier for land-owning ranchers to maintaincontrol over livestock by fencing in ranches* Allowed farmers to protect their crops from grazingcattle herds by fencing in farmland* Prevented landless ranchers from having access tothe grazing lands and water needed for cattleWhat effect did barbed wire have on Texas during the late 19th century?
A
It led to the end of the open range.
B
It forced many ranchers to return to farming.
C
It protected public lands from overgrazing.
D
It caused an increase in the price of agricultural goods.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Vast and undefined prairies and plains yielded to range management, farming, and ultimately, widespread settlement. As the use of barbed wire increased, wide open spaces became less wide, less open, and less spacious, and the days of the free roaming cowboy were numbered.

Detailed explanation-2: -After the U.S.-Mexican War in 1848, Anglo Texans hoped to expand further to the West. The rate of settlement quickly outstripped military protection and forced the U.S. military to establish further forts along the Rio Grande in south Texas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Barbed-wire fencing provided a way to protect crops from wild animals and herds of grazing cattle and sheep.

Detailed explanation-4: -The open range came to an end with the invention of barbed wire in 1873.

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