WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Native Americans died due to new diseases transmitted from new settlers from the east coast
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Buffalo died due to new diseases transmitted from new settlers from the east coast
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Native Americans and buffalo died from new diseases and intentional slaughtering of the buffalo population
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The destruction of the Buffalo proved devastating Indeed, the “golden goose” was gone-in a fifty-five-year period, 1830-1885, soldiers, hunters, and settlers killed more than 40 million Buffalo. The U.S. Congress passed legislation in 1875, but then-President Grant refused to sign.
Detailed explanation-3: -In mid-century, trappers who had depleted the beaver populations of the Midwest began trading in buffalo robes and tongues; an estimated 200, 000 buffalo were killed annually. Then the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad accelerated the decimation of the species.
Detailed explanation-4: -A significant push toward the west coast of North America began in the 1810s. It was intensified by the belief in manifest destiny, federally issued Indian removal acts, and economic promise. Pioneers traveled to Oregon and California using a network of trails leading west.