3. North America was not just a vast empty plain before Europeans arrived, there were native tribes from coast to coast.
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8. Native tribes of the plains depended on buffalo hunting for most of their needs
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10. During the great Western migration, thousands of settlers set out across the plains
11. At first, some people tried to negotiate a way to peacefully share the West. First lady Mary Todd Lincoln (at Right) welcoming Native Americans at the White House
12. But others were hostile to Native Americans and efforts were made to systematically kill off the buffalo, the source of their livelihood.
21. Sitting Bull led the Native American forces to victory at Little Bighorn. There were 2,000-3,000 Lakota, Northern Cheyenne and Arapaho warriors compared to Custer’s 700 soldiers.
35. After they were forced to accept defeat, the U.S. policy for Native Americans was “assimilation.” This meant that they would have to give up their way of life and adopt American culture. Young boy before attending assimilation school.