WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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Native Americans pushed away, near extinction of buffalo and erosion of soil
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Potatos went to the Old World and 90% of Native Americans died
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Movement of buffalo East
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Railroad Robberies
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Detailed explanation-1: -The railroad opened the way for the settlement of the West, provided new economic opportunities, stimulated the development of town and communities, and generally tied the country together.
Detailed explanation-2: -Relocation was either voluntary or forced. Army and militia patrols supervised the tribes’ westward journey. It is estimated that between 1830 and 1840 the government relocated more than 70, 000 Native Americans, thousands of whom died along what came to be known as the Trail of Tears.
Detailed explanation-3: -Army commanders who operated in the West often attempted to drive the Indians off of desired lands by killing the buffalo as a way to deprive the Indians of supplies. Between 1872 and 1875, only three years, hunters killed 9 million buffalo, most often taking the skin and leaving the carcass to rot in waste.
Detailed explanation-4: -What impact did the expansion of railroads in the West have on the American Indians who lived there? They were displaced from their tribal lands. What was one major effect of industrialization on American society? More people moved to urban areas.