Question

Driving cattle on the cattle trails was very hard work in hot, dry locations. Which incentive did people have to do this difficult work?

A) The price they could get for selling cattle was high.

B) The more cattle driven, the more slaves they could own.

C) People who drove cattle were more likely to become famous.

D) There were no other jobs available for cattle ranchers to do.

Answer 1

A

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

A) The price they could get for selling cattle was high.

During this time was the cattle boom, in which demand for cattle meat was high, creating a market that demanded for large amounts of cattle from Southern & Western U.S. People generally did this work for there was generally extremely high pay.

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