In the late nineteenth century,"range wars" in the West were between
A)white Americans and Indians.
B)white American ranchers and Mexican ranchers.
C)white American ranchers and Chinese ranchers.
D)individual white American ranchers and large American ranching corporations.
E)white American ranchers and farmers.

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The "range wars" of the late nineteenth century were conflicts between white American ranchers and farmers. The cattle industry and the farming industry were competing for land and water resources, leading to violent clashes over grazing rights and property boundaries. The introduction of barbed wire, which allowed farmers to fence off their land, further exacerbated tensions between ranchers and farmers.

In the Late Nineteenth Century,"range Wars" in the West Were