Changes to the way of life of the Plains Indians
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- Created on: 07-06-18 13:10
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- Changes in the way of life of the Plains Indians
- The impact of the railroad
- land grants took from the tribes, reduced grazing land for the buffalo and fences blocked buffalo movement and disrupted hunts.
- enabled the extermination of the Buffalo by hunters.
- tribes in the way of the railroad had to sign treaties to move into reservations.
- triggered conflicts that grew into a war.
- The cattle industry
- cattle and Buffalo both ate grass, so as the number of cattle increased, the number of buffalo decreased.
- some Natives went to work as cowboys while others worked on ranches.
- took them away from the traditional way of life.
- they worked for money and were dependent on ranches for employment.
- some resented those crossing their land for long drives: they attacked. this resulted in protection from the Army who would sometimes attach tribes, making things worse.
- Gold prospecting
- murdered Native Americans and forcefully removed tribes to get them away from possible clams to gold.
- new diseases came from all over the world: devastated Native american populations
- rapid change to traditional life: schools, churches, stores etc
- The impact of the railroad
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