Why did the Indians live on the Plains?
- Created by: Emily Smakowski
- Created on: 02-05-13 17:42
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- Why did the Indians live on the Plains?
- Horses
- The Indians became great riders
- The horses meant that the Plains Indians could hunt
- This meant they didn't have to farm the Plains
- Diseases
- The European diseases were much more fatal to the Indians
- The diseases brought by the Europeans drove them into Plains
- Examples: Chlorea and Smallpox
- Trade
- Guns were introduced to the Plains Indians Enemies the 'Ojibwa'
- The Plains Indians fled to the Great Plains
- They could not fight against guns
- Buffalo
- Buffalo provided the Indians with food, tipis and weapons
- The herd meant that the Indians didn't have to farm
- As they were such good hunters with horses buffalo herds were ideal
- Horses
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