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The way that the railroads built to transport American settlers in larger number affected the indigenous people was that American Indians' way of life changed because buffalo herds were destroyed for commercial markets.
How did the railroads affect the Native Indians?
The railroads allowed much more settlers to move to the Western part of the United States which meant that more land was claimed by these settlers.
These settlers would then hunt and destroy buffalo herds both to curtail their numbers and to sell their meat to commercial markets. This changed the way of life of American Indians who relied heavily on hunting buffalo.
Options for this question are:
- American Indians' way of life changed because buffalo herds were destroyed for commercial markets.
- American Indians voluntarily went to reservations because they needed to find food and shelter.
- American Indians became cattle ranchers in order to survive a decrease in income.
- American Indians faced economic decline because they could no longer sell buffalo meat.
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