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What was the main reason why it was necessary to drive cattle such long distances in the 1860s?
- The cattle needed to be fattened up along the way.
- The cattle had to be driven to where the railroads began.
- The government allowed ranches only in isolated areas.
- The cattle drives had to avoid crossing Native American lands.