Cattle ranchers responded to the growing numbers of farmers and sheepherders in the West in the 1880s by __________.

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Cattle ranchers in the West during the 1880s often responded to the encroachment of farmers and sheepherders by destroying the fences that these newcomers erected. These fences limited the movement of cattle, directly threatening the open range grazing system that ranchers relied upon.

Cattle Ranchers Responded to the Growing Numbers of Farmers and Sheepherders