Money and Goods
treaties and promised
American Indians
By 1850 some 75,000 native americans lived on the plains. The u.s government promised to pay for any damages to indian lands.
Yes, conflicts arose between the US government and the Plains Indians because the Indians wanted to live on reservation land and farm. In 1851, in the First Fort Laramie Treaty, the American government guaranteed the Plains Indians that they would be left alone in their reservations, but this treaty was not honored.
By 1850 some 75,000 native americans lived on the plains. The u.s government promised to pay for any damages to indian lands.
plains indians
The Plains Indians were nomads. They were good hunters. Their main food was the American Buffalo.
By 1850 some 75,000 native americans lived on the plains. The u.s government promised to pay for any damages to indian lands.
The American attitude was that Americans had the right to fill the continent. When the Native Indian Americans were a threat to the settlers moving in, the US government made treaties with groups like the Plains Indians, or strong-armed them into moving out of the areas designated for white settlers.
The Plains Indians.
Wichita
They represent the plains Indians.