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QuizMultiple Choice

Homesteaders and the Transcontinental Railroad

Question 3 • FL-2100315-United States History CR

Due to the railroads, American settlers were able to travel west in larger numbers. How did this migration impact Indigenous People?

Answer
A
Indigenous People’s way of life changed because buffalo herds were destroyed for commercial markets.
B
Indigenous People voluntarily went to reservations because they needed to find food and shelter.
C
Indigenous People became cattle ranchers in order to survive a decrease in income.
D
Indigenous People faced economic decline because they could no longer sell buffalo meat.

Explanation

Railroads made it easier for settlers to move west, and expanding settlement and commercial hunting greatly reduced buffalo herds. Buffalo were central to many Indigenous peoples’ food, clothing, and way of life, so their destruction caused major disruption. Choice A, that Indigenous people’s way of life changed because buffalo herds were destroyed for commercial markets, best describes this impact.

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