WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Snakes
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Mountain lions
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Bison
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Locusts
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Detailed explanation-1: -the railroads cut into the migratory patterns of the buffalo which in turn affected the Native American way of life.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Transcontinental Railroad dramatically altered ecosystems. For instance, it brought thousands of hunters who killed the bison Native people relied on. The Cheyenne experience was different. The railroad disrupted intertribal trade on the Plains, and thereby broke a core aspect of Cheyenne economic life.
Detailed explanation-3: -The most important animal to the Plains Indians was the buffalo. Their nomadic lifestyle allowed them to follow buffalo herds throughout the Great Plains. Men were the buffalo hunters, while women cooked the buffalo meat.
Detailed explanation-4: -"Critical to their survival, bison not only provided American Indians with food, shelter and tools, but a model on how to live. To American Indians, bison also represent their spirit and remind them of how their lives were once lived, free and in harmony with nature.