USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

NATIVE AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
American Indians’ population was reduced by battles with settlers, disease, and a decrease in buffalo populations.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The devastation of the buffalo population signaled the end of the Indian Wars, and Native Americans were pushed into reservations.

Detailed explanation-2: -The bison provided them with meat for food, hides for clothing and shelter, and horns and bones for tools. They would even use the bladder to hold water. For the Plains Indians, bison equaled survival. The Plains Indians believed they shared the Earth with their animal relatives, especially the bison.

Detailed explanation-3: -Once roaming in vast herds, the species nearly became extinct by a combination of commercial hunting and slaughter in the 19th century and introduction of bovine diseases from domestic cattle. With a population in excess of 60 million in the late 18th century, the species was culled down to just 541 animals by 1889.

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