Question

This description concerns the - We crossed into Missouri out of the Indian country, near what is now known as Baxter Springs. I sat on my horse every night while we were coming through the Indian country; I was so afraid something would scare the cattle that I could not sleep in the tent; but we had no stampede. - Tom Candy Ponting, 1853

1. transportation of cattle to markets in the Midwest
2. immigration of workers to build the Transcontinental Railroad
3. movement of cattle to feed the troops during the Civil War
4. relocation of settlers to new territory in the Midwest

Answer 1

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1. transportation of cattle to markets in the Midwest