209k views
12 votes
How did railroad technology and cattle drives encourage an interdependence between Texas Ranching and out-of-state cattle markets?

User Peewee
by
4.4k points

1 Answer

11 votes

Answer:

Railroads created the market for ranching, and for the few years after the war that railroads connected eastern markets with important market hubs such as Chicago, but had yet to reach Texas ranchlands, ranchers began driving cattle north, out of the Lone Star state, to major railroad terminuses in Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.

Step-by-step explanation:

took the test have a good day!

How did railroad technology and cattle drives encourage an interdependence between-example-1
User Alberto Coletta
by
4.9k points