Answer:
D. He was the first native-born governor of Texas.
Explanation:
James Stephen "Big Jim" Hogg was an American lawyer and statesman, and the 20th Governor of Texas. He was born near Rusk, Texas. Hogg was a follower of the conservative New South Creed which became popular following the U.S. Civil War, and was also associated with populism.
1890, Hogg became the state's first native- born governor. Six-foot-two and nearly three hundred pounds,
He also championed progressive reforms in Texas in a famous speech at Waco on April 19, 1900.
He created the Texas Railroad Commission.
He sought to enforce laws providing that railroads and land corporations sell their holdings to settlers within certain time limit.
The quote "The United States in Congress assembled shall never engage in a war, not grant letters of marque or reprisal in a time of peace, nor enter into any treaties or alliances, unless nine states assent to the same" reflects the principle of federalism. The correct answer is A.
Cattle drives in the western United States largely ended in the late 1800s due primarily to a combination of barbed-wire fences and the new convenience of the railroad.
