Choice Indicate the answer choice that best answers the question
6. How did refrigeration change the cattle industry in Texas?
A. It led to the era of large cattle drives
B. It led to the development of a meatpacking industry in Texas.
c. It led to the decline of the Shawnee Trail
D. It meant that Texas slaughterhouses now had to be near markets.
7. Richard King and Mifflin Kenedy were among the first Texas ranchers to take
which action?
A. open meatpacking factories C. hire African American workers
B. use the Shawnee Trail
D. fence their land
8. Which of the following was a reason for the expansion of ranching in Texas in
the late 1800s?
A. Refrigeration made meatpacking unnecessary.
B. Railroads were slow to move into Texas, which opened up land for ranching.
C. Ranchers began raising buffalo.
D. Native Americans were forcibly moved to reservations.
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