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Some of the more aggresive Native American tribes attacked the people (mostly Chinese imigrants) who were building the Transcontinental Railroad. They mainly did this due to the fact that this was cutting through their land, which the British had tried to keep for them during the British colonial reign. One Indian chief begged for them to stop killing theirbuffalo for no reason. I'm not entirely sure if that fact from the previous author was true but it is true that the US government didn't care much about the Indians. If you're looking for proof of this you can search the Trail of Tears; which was basically an act by the US government that forced all the Indians from the Florida region to move to a designated area and ended up killing thousands of Indians. I also do not know what the previous author meant by the Indians were happy because they could living in their homes but most Indians were unhappy and chose to fight back because of this.
There was also some Indians that chose to comply to the US and basically did what ever they were told. The US still didnt' take much pity and treated the peaceful Indians the same way as the volient ones. This is mostly due to the generalizations the Colonial Americans made that all Indians were bad. This is a little contradictory though on Colonial America's behalf due to the fact we praise Lewis and Clark for starting the trek west and they couldn't have done it with out Sacajawea (Probably spelled incorrectly.)
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What two events marked the end of the old west?
The Killing of the Buffalo, the forcing of the Indians onto Reservations, and the building of the railroads
How did nearby American Indians react to the settlement of the pilgrims?
well they felt like they were bad people and hatred
How did the transcontinental railroads differ from railroads in Europe?
It was built by private enterprise, while Europeans railroads were government projects.
How many railroads did the north an the south have?
The North had 34,022 kilometres of railroads The South had 14,141 " " " The Border States had 3,020 kilometres of railroads .
What wrongdoing were railroads guilty of?
The wrongdoing railroads were guilty of was transporting illegal immigrants to the United States.
How did Indians react to british control?
melina perez look her up please
What two events marked the end of the old west?
The Killing of the Buffalo, the forcing of the Indians onto Reservations, and the building of the railroads
What transcontinental railroads system was built through the efforts of the labor force of?
A, B, and C, (Civil War veterans, freed slaves, and Indians)
How did nearby American Indians react to the settlement of the pilgrims?
well they felt like they were bad people and hatred
Did the Indians like the railroads?
yes, they loved the fact that the railroad was encroaching on their land, and bringing more settlers to the West, who would ultimately wipe them and the buffalo out of existence.
What is the role of government in the westward expansion?
One of the things that the government did was to provide protection against Indians. The government also provided large land grants for the railroads.
How do Armenian girls react with Indians guys?
Well it depends on the personality really doesn't matter unless your racist .
What has the author Adolf Hungrywolf written?
Adolf Hungrywolf has written: 'The Blood People: A Division of the Blackfoot Confederacy' 'Indian tribes of the Northern Rockies' -- subject(s): Indians of North America, Social life and customs, History 'Off on a wild caboose chase--' -- subject(s): Cabooses (Railroads) 'Tipi life' -- subject(s): Social life and customs, Tipis, Indians of North America 'Traditional dress' -- subject(s): Clothing, Indians of North America 'Charlo's people' -- subject(s): Salish Indians 'Blackfoot craftworker's book' -- subject(s): Siksika Indians, Handicraft, Material culture, Costume, Siksika art, Industries, Costume and adornment 'The good medicine book' -- subject(s): Indians of North America, Religion 'Rails in the mother lode' -- subject(s): Railroads 'Indian summer' -- subject(s): Social life and customs, Indians of North America 'Rails in the Canadian Rockies' -- subject(s): Railroads, History 'Trains of Cuba'
What was the most critical to the building of transcontinental railroads after the civil war?
connect east and west. Also needed to move the indians from the path and also needed Chinese labor
How are cograilroads different from other railroads?
cog railroads are yellow trains railroads are black
How did the Indians react to the genocide?
i think they showed them how to make crops and then realized that the population was being wiped out by new desises and retaliated
Which industry was helped the most by increased innigration from china?
Railroads- apex
