The Native Americans were changed from a thriving population to a people on the verge of extinction because of the federal government’s determination to push west. Before Columbus reached America the Natives were prosperous. When the US pushed west, it caused the deaths of many Native people. Now, the Native Americans are a fraction of what they once were. The near-destruction of many Native American civilizations was caused by the US federal government.
Before 1492, when Columbus discovered America and gold fever spread throughout Europe, the Native Americans were thriving civilizations. They numbered approximately 54 million before the white man came. They had farms, they were hunters. They had religions, and they were bound together in extended
Before 1492, when Columbus discovered America and gold fever spread throughout Europe, the Native Americans were thriving civilizations. They numbered approximately 54 million before the white man came. They had farms, they were hunters. They had religions, and they were bound together in extended