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Which new technology of the 1800s had the greatest impact on cattle ranchers on the Great Plains?

a. refrigerated rail cars
b. steam-powered river boats
c. McCormick reaper
d. telegraph lines

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A. refrigerated rail cars

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User Finx
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It was "a. refrigerated rail cars" that had the greatest impact on cattle ranchers on the Great Plains, since this new technology allowed for beef to be sent to further distances than every before.
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