Politics in the New State Answers

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Which statement best explains why Oklahoma was considered a good place to raise cattle in the early 1900s?

There was an abundant food supply for cattle and a relatively small human population.

The cattle industry had already proven to be successful there.

The land was relatively flat and had a mild climate.

Because Oklahoma wasn’t regulated by the federal government, cattle ranchers had a lot of economic freedom.

Why was the introduction of Herefords considered a ranching innovation?

Herefords were smaller and better suited to living on enclosed ranches and farms.

Herefords improved the stock by creating meatier cattle.

Herefords proved resistant to the Texas fever carried by longhorns.

Herefords created a leaner stock that was more capable of being driven to markets farther away.

Why was sharecropping so common in the Cotton Belt?

It was a successful system that allowed tenant farmers to quickly acquire their own farms.

Labor shortages in the region promoted this system.

Unable to purchase their own land, many former slaves became sharecroppers.

Immigrants who were used to similar systems in Europe found comfort in this system, which provided them the opportunity to own plots of land.

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