Which Statement Most Accurately Describes the Demographic Makeup of the Cattle-Drive

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which statement most accurately describes the demographic makeup of the cattle-drive workers in the mid-nineteenth-century United States?

• A) Although primarily male and white, the population was diverse, including large numbers of African Americans, Mexicans, and Indians.
• B) The population was extremely diverse, split evenly between men and women and among whites, Indians, and Mexicans.
• C) The population was almost completely male, and either white or Mexican.
• D) Although evenly split between men and women, the population was mostly white and included only small numbers of Indians, Mexicans, and African Americans.