Which of the following is true of Charles Goodnight? a. He built a thriving business. b. He focused only on driving cattle. c. As a citizen, he refused to sell to the army. d. He treated cattle with cruelty.

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Alexis Hester

11 June, 01:18

Which of the following is true of Charles Goodnight? a. He built a thriving business. b. He focused only on driving cattle. c. As a citizen, he refused to sell to the army. d. He treated cattle with cruelty.

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Sylvia · Answer 1

I want to say A ... But I'm not 100% on that. He literally started the American ranching industry and invented the chuck wagon ... So based on what little I know about him I'd go with A

Maci · Answer 2

The correct answer is A. Charles Goodnight built a thriving business.

Explanation:

Charles Goodnight was a cattle rancher of the American West. He was born in the state of Illinois. He arrived in Texas in 1846 and started as a cowboy in 1856. He fought the Comanche Indians and then joined the Texas Rangers. At the beginning of the American Civil War, he joined the Confederates. Once the conflict was over, he drove Texas cattle north and developed the chuckwagon. In 1866, he had loaded the army with everything the western cowboys needed for sustenance: dried beans, corn flour, dried meat and coffee, creating the mobile canteen.