After the Civil War, Texas ranchers were motivated to sell their cattle in other states because of __________.

After the Civil War, Texas had large herds of cattle, creating a surplus that ranchers wanted to sell. Northern and Eastern states had stronger markets and higher prices, so ranchers drove cattle there rather than sell into an oversupplied Texas market. The correct choice is “large surpluses of cattle in Texas.”

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