WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Question
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The Indians were forced to sign treaties with the US which set up reservations for the Indians to live on.
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All of the Native Americans living in the area died.
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The Indians fought to keep this land and won. Settlers were forced to move.
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The Indians started hunting other animals to meet their basic needs.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -What was one of the positive effects of westward expansion? People from different ethnicities and backgrounds worked together and developed good relations. Which policy required American Indians to maintain the land they were given in exchange for receiving American citizenship and ownership of the land after 25 years?