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The indians were forced out to make room for white settlers... given a choice between integrating with everyone else or moving somewhere else. There were many agreements that were made and broken, but the ones that finally stuck were collectively known as the Indian Appropriations Act.

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What did whites expect of Native Americans who were forced onto reservations?

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How did reformers try to help the Native Americans?

The Native American were no longer able to resist the government. During the late 1880s more Indians were forced onto reservations.


What did the American government do with the Native American populations after the army conquered them?

The Native Americans tried to defend their territory, but were not strong enough to protect themselves and their homes. They were either killed during the Indian Wars or moved to Indian Reservations. Even today many Native Americans still live on these Indian Reservations. The movement West displaced many Native Americans from their native homes. They were moved to Reservations that were often a long way from their native land. Not long after Congress herded the Native Americans onto Reservations, Congress enacted The Dawes Severalty Act (February 8, 1887) that deprived them of their legal status.


What did the battle of Little Big Horn mark?

Once reason the Battle of Little Big Horn was important was because it spurred funding to eliminate the Native Americans. It was considered to be the Indians last stand in keeping the "white man" from expanding west.


Why were Native Americans moved to reservations on the great plains in the early 1800s?

Native American's were NOT moved onto reservations in the great plains in the early 1800's, it was the late 1800's. They were moved there for the same reasons they were always pushed into these areas; the US Government and its people wanted their land and its natural resources.

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What did whites expect of Native Americans who were forced onto reservations?

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Which group was forced onto reservations it's members not becoming American citizens until 1924?

American Indians


Who won the cowboy and Indian war?

There was actually never a war between cowboys and Natives Americans. Most Native Americans were killed by the US military. Eventually, the military won and Native Americans were forced onto reservations.


What was the effect on native Americans and bison?

The consequences of the destruction of the bison were that Native Americans struggled to survive without their means of clothing, weapons, foots, etc. and were forced onto reservations where they suffered from starvation from the lack of bison.


What were the consequences of the destruction of the bison for native Americans?

The consequences of the destruction of the bison were that Native Americans struggled to survive without their means of clothing, weapons, foots, etc. and were forced onto reservations where they suffered from starvation from the lack of bison.


Why were women and Native Americans were not given rights in the Constitution?

Women were not usually considered legally competent and if they were married they were the "property" of their husbands. Native Americans were not US citizens and later became wards of the Federal government when they were forced onto reservations.


What land did Native Americans give Americans?

The American Indians did not "Give" any of their land. It was Taken from them. Cheated from them, and the Americans Killed to get it. They were forced onto reservations and in a lot of cases murdered and forced to give up their traditions. Ask and Indian what they "Gave". The answer will be the same. All of it except for a the lil bit of lands they have in the west which are reservations...


More settlers moving to the western territories resulted in which of the following?

Native Americans were moved onto reservations.


How did reformers try to help the Native Americans?

The Native American were no longer able to resist the government. During the late 1880s more Indians were forced onto reservations.


How did state ploiticalians undermine jeffersons promises to native Americans?

They passed laws that gave lands of the Native Americans to the whites. They also worked to place these people onto reservations.


How were Native Americans impacted by the federal government Indian policies?

Native Americans were deeply impacted by the Federal government's Indian policies. For one, countless tribes lost their lands and were forcibly moved onto reservations. This marginalized them, and forced many to adapt white man's laws across the nation.


What were short and long term effects of hunting buffalo on Native American life?

It drove the Native Americans out of the west and forced them onto reservations which eventually caused their cultures to die because they were sent to boarding schools and not allowed to act traditionally or speak their nativetongue