In 1865, there were nearly quarter of a million Indians living in the western half of the country.
Cherokee were forced out, and by 1870s other tribes ended up destroyed or beaten into submission: Hopi, Zuni, Navajo, Apache, Chinook, and Shasta to name a few.
California Indians fell to disease whites brought in during gold rush era 1849. Majority of Indians, including Sioux, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Crow, Arapaho, Pawnee etc. lived in small groups 3-5 hundred on the Great Plains, depended on buffalo, and later horses too. They were skilled fighters. Lived simple lives minding their own business. In mid 1900s government named the land west of Mississippi the Indian Country, and moved there eastern tribes. As Americans wanted more and push toward
Cherokee were forced out, and by 1870s other tribes ended up destroyed or beaten into submission: Hopi, Zuni, Navajo, Apache, Chinook, and Shasta to name a few.
California Indians fell to disease whites brought in during gold rush era 1849. Majority of Indians, including Sioux, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Crow, Arapaho, Pawnee etc. lived in small groups 3-5 hundred on the Great Plains, depended on buffalo, and later horses too. They were skilled fighters. Lived simple lives minding their own business. In mid 1900s government named the land west of Mississippi the Indian Country, and moved there eastern tribes. As Americans wanted more and push toward