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Westward Expansion In The Late 1800s

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As Americans began westward expansion they ran into many problems with the Indians. The Indians and Whites fought a lot during the mid to late 1800s, simply because the Indians didn't want the Whites to settle into their land. Indians also may have started wars with the Whites for what they were doing to the American Bison. The Whites were killing the bison at an alarming rate, which had a huge impact on the Indians way of life. For example, the Indians heavily relied on the bison for food, tools, clothing, and shelter. Since the Whites took the Indians main source of food away, they were able to use this to their advantage by forcing Indians onto reservations where they would provide them food. If the Indians didn't go to these reservations

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