Question

question 7 of 10
an important factor in range wars was that:

a. farmers used the invention of barbed wire to claim land.

b. ranchers shortened cattle drives by moving closer to railroads.

c. cowboys wanted higher prices for completing cattle drives.

d. railroads raised prices for transporting cattle.

Explanation:

Range wars in the American Old West were conflicts between farmers and ranchers over land use. Farmers used barbed wire to fence off land for farming, which restricted the open range that ranchers needed for cattle grazing. Option B is about ranchers' cattle drive efficiency, C about cowboys' pay, and D about railroad pricing—none relate to the core land - use conflict of range wars like A does.

Answer:

A. farmers used the invention of barbed wire to claim land.