What was a cause of range wars?

A. Ranchers and farmers fought over control of land.

B. Ranchers and railroad men fought over stockyard locations.

C. Ranchers and meat-packers fought over prices for cattle.

D. Cowboys and meat-packers fought over prices for cattle.

The cause of range wars was:

(A) Ranchers and farmers fought over control of land.

Ranchers fought over water rights or grazing rights to unfenced and unowned land, against farmers or ranchers. These conflicts resulted into invention of barbed wire.

A cause of range war was ranchers and farmers fought over control of land. (Option A). This violent conflict occurred in the 19th century and early 20th century in the American west. The subject of it was control of open range or range land freely used for cattle grazing and raising sheep