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HELP ME PLEASE LIKE I HAVE 10 MINUTES

why was barbed wire an important invention during the Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads Era?
A. It allowed farmers to grow more cotton.
B. It resulted in better management of public lands
C. It led to the end of the frontier and the open range
D. It led to an increase in the number of sharecroppers

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Answer:

b

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Answer: I think it B. It resulted in better management of public lands

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Without fencing to keep cattle in, the bovines grazed freely competing for grass and water and destroying crops like wheat. Every year, cattle owners led their herds to slaughter houses unhindered by wire fencing. Barbed wire limited the open range and in turn limited the freedom of ranchers and cowboys.

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