What Effect Did The Government Have On The Plains Indians

The lives of the Plains Indians were affected by many technological developments and the government actions during the period 1850-1900. Technological developments came into The Plains Indians life and drove them back. When the transcontinental railroad was finished in 1869 which united the east and the west it made it easier to trade, communicate, and white settlers could ride the railroad in any part of the country. The transcontinental railroad finished this made it worse for the Plains Indians because they no longer needed the wagon training was over. Having the railroad finished it changed the land and most areas were destroyed. Also, it affected the food source of the Plains Indians. The buffalo was one of those that were affected by

The Plain Indians rely on the government the government changed the way they lived from farming to hunting and a lot of them because more distinct from their community which brought individualism between the Plain Indians. The government actions towards the Plains Indians were conniving on how they brought about their mistreatment on them. The government worked hard in the 1800’s to eliminate the life of the Plains Indians. Their action was done openly and unashamedly, but some were done quietly and strategically. The government did a clever thing by starting treaties making the Plains Indians think that it was friendly, but actually it was an attempt to eliminate them and bring in the white settlers. One of those treaties was The Homestead Act, which means the white settlers can claim 160 acres of land for free as long as they stay to live on the land for five years and set up some resources. Most of the land that the white settlers were claiming was the Plains Indians land which was thousands of acres. Dawes Act is another act the government sets up into place. It was never to help families, but to wipe out the Plains Indians culture for