Which of the following statements describes a way that buffalo soldiers helped protect and expand the Texas frontier?(1 point)

Responses

They built railroads that improved transportation speed and options for settlers traveling across the western frontier.
They built railroads that improved transportation speed and options for settlers traveling across the western frontier.

They fought in the Texas Revolution and helped Anglos gain independence from the Mexican government.
They fought in the Texas Revolution and helped Anglos gain independence from the Mexican government.

They helped defend U.S. settlements against attacks by Indigenous tribes and opened up more land for settlers by removing Indigenous cultures from Texas.
They helped defend U.S. settlements against attacks by Indigenous tribes and opened up more land for settlers by removing Indigenous cultures from Texas.

They fought alongside White soldiers from the Confederacy during the Civil War to help protect slavery and states’ rights.
They fought alongside White soldiers from the Confederacy during the Civil War to help protect slavery and states’ rights.

The correct statement would be: They helped defend U.S. settlements against attacks by Indigenous tribes and opened up more land for settlers by removing Indigenous cultures from Texas.