Which statement correctly describes the status of Texas cattle throughout most of the eighteenth century? (1 point)
Some were kept close to settlements and branded to indicate their owners, but many lived feral.
The Spanish allowed their cattle to live feral lives and allowed anyone who wanted to hunt and kill them to do so.
• The Spanish kept all of their cattle carefully fenced in and branded all them to protect against
theft
The Spanish allowed their cattle to graze freely but carefully branded all of them to keep track of their owners.
The statement "Some were kept close to settlements and branded to indicate their owners, but many lived feral" correctly describes the status of Texas cattle throughout most of the eighteenth century.
How did cattle contribute to tensions between Spanish settlers and Indigenous nations in South and East Texas during the eighteenth century? (1 point)
The Spanish objected to Indigenous hunters killing feral cattle in places where bison were scarce:
• Indigenous nations drove bison herds onto grasslands where they outcompeted settlers' cattle.
• Indigencus nations planted mesquite on grasslands to protect bison herds and drive away cattle
• The Spanish raided indigenous nations. such as the Apache, to steal their cattle.