Native americans
by Christian Marrone
western Frontier
Western Frontier
Following the buffalo
By the mid 1850, miners, railroad,cattle drives and farmers came to the plains.Each group dealt another blow to the Native Americans way of life.
Threats to the buffalo
Western settlers started killing the buffalo in order to feed Railroad crews and to stop herds from blocking trains.Native Americans follow their food source of buffalo.
Reservation
In the 1860 the Indians peace commission recommended moving the native Americans to a few large reservations.The United states government forced Native Americans to move off their land.
Changing culture
Reformers wanted to abolish the reservations.Dawes act- wanted Native Americans to become farmers and United states citizens. This weakened their traditions.
The results were:
* The United states government forced Native american to move off their land.Sometimes killing them to get their land.