a popular cattle drive route in the years after the Civil War" is the correct response, since this trail was used primary by ranches moving from Texas up north.
The correct answer is A. A popular cattle drive route in the years after the Civil War
Explanation:
The Chisholm Trail was a trail that began in San Antonio (Texas) and ended Abilene (Kansas), this was mainly used by ranchers to drive cattle from Texas and nearby zones to the railway system in Kansas. This route was first used in 1867 shortly after the American Civil War and was popular until a different trail, the Texas Trail was established around 1872. Besides this, the trail covered around 1600 kilometers and implied multiple challenges for ranchers including harsh weather, irregular terrain, and conflicts with Native American Indians. According to this, the option that best describes this trail is " A popular cattle drive route in the years after the Civil War".
B - After the Civil War, Georgia had a number of different flags is the topic sentence.
The topic sentence gives the main idea of the paragraph - the different flags GA had after the Civil War. The other sentences go into details on what the specific flags looked like.
