In the early 1800s, Americans did not think cattle ranches on the Great Plains were practical because a. eastern cattle could not survive on tough prairie grasses.
b. there was no demand for beef in the eastern states.
c. there was not enough grass to support large cattle herds.
d. wagon trains had stripped the land of needed resources.

a. eastern cattle could not survive on tough prairie grasses.                                                                                                                                                                             In the early 1800s, Americans did not think cattle ranches on the Great plains were practical because eastern cattle could not survive on the tough prarie grasses The Chisholm Trail was a trail that cowboys used to drive cattle to a railroad line for sale At first, ranchers saw barbed wire as a threat because it kept their herd from roaming freely

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