Question

U.S. Cattle Industry in the Nineteenth Century

Answer 1

Answer: d. The need to process large amounts of cattle made meatpacking a major industry.

Explanation:

Meatpacking developed rapidly in the 1800s due to factors such a huge supply gained from the multiplication of cattle over centuries and a demand to match coming from the growing cities on the Eastern seaboard.

Coupled with the growth of the railroad and the refrigerated rail trucks being made available, the demand for meat increased as it was more accessible.

This demand led to a need to process much more cattle and led to the meatpacking industry becoming a major one.