Cattle ranching first became common in the Indian Territory because of herds that were brought to eastern lands by __________.

The Five Tribes brought cattle with them when they were forcibly moved from their southeastern homelands to Indian Territory. Those herds helped make cattle ranching common in the region. Texas ranchers later drove large herds through Indian Territory, but the question refers to the earlier herds brought by the Five Tribes.

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