RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
WOMENS SUFFRAGE
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Question
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Their buffalo were killed
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They were forced to move from their homes.
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They died from diseases brought from Europe
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All of the choices listed.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Indigenous people both north and south were displaced, died of disease, and were killed by Europeans through slavery, rape, and war. In 1491, about 145 million people lived in the western hemisphere. By 1691, the population of indigenous Americans had declined by 90–95 percent, or by around 130 million people.
Detailed explanation-2: -Between 1800 and 1900, the American Indians lost more than half of their population, and their proportion in the total U.S. population dropped from 10.15% to 0.31%. Throughout the 19th century, while the U.S. population grew by 20-30% every 10 years, the Indian population experienced a precipitous decline.
Detailed explanation-3: -By 1870, the Native population of California had declined to an estimated 31, 000 with over 60 percent perishing from diseases introduced by the 49ers. Tribes were also systematically chased off their lands, forcibly relocated to missions and reservations, enslaved and brutally massacred.