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Introduction In the nineteenth century there were over fifteen million Native Americans sprawled across over 800,000 square miles(over 2,000,000 square kilometers)of land . Yet in two thousand sixteen the largest tribe in America only had 300,500 people. That less than all the mortals in Malta which only takes up 0.006% of the total number of humans in the world! And then almost as if these numbers are taunting the Native Americans the largest area in America reserved for American Indians is just about twenty seven thousand square miles.This makes me think even the most resilient Native Americans must cry for their ancestors loss after hearing these facts. Why did this number change so quickly, almost dropping like a stone? In this article you will learn how the 1800s good and bad relationships with the Native Americans and what relationships will probably change in the future. Friendly Angels …show more content…

Only about four hundred pioneers died from Native Americans. Compared to disease which took out almost twelve thousand people that’s very little. Because Native Americans were so friendly they were always trading the travelers.When the pioneers needed things to adapt to their upcoming challenges Native Americans were happy to trade some food and fur of a buffalo for small trinkets the pioneers carried.Other times Native Americans would assist the commuters.Some tribes were known for pulling out stuck wagons or locating lost cattle. Probably when a pioneer saw a Native American coming it thought an angel coming to

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