U. S. Cattle Industry in the Nineteenth Century
• Wild cattle multiplied for centuries in the Southwest.
• Growing cities created more demand for beef.
• Cowboys rounded up cattle and drove them to shipping centers
on railroad lines
• The introduction of barbed wire and windmills led to large
fenced ranches.

Which statement best completes this list?

F. Congress passed legislation imposing tariffs on imported beef,

G. Most of the cowboys on cattle drives were European immigrants,

H. The cattle industry was nationalized under the Department of Agriculture,

J The need to process large amounts of cattle made meatpacking a major industry,