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bloody battles- late 1868
Kiowa and Comanche engaged in 6 years of harassing which led to the red river war.
custer's last stand- originally called battle of little big battle against the Lakota and the Cheyenne Indians.
in 1877 the Americans tried to Americanize the Indians, in something called the Dawes act.
18000 65 million buffalo left 1890- fewer than 1000 killed by hunters for sport.
battle of wounded knee- Sioux Indians were injured and set up camp, but the Americans came in and killed over 300 natives, and it was the last battle the natives ever fought.
cattle ranchers became the money making job, because of the loss of the buffalo. horses were used for work and transportation.
cattle drives became more popular after the gold rush. they rode for more than 14 hrs a day. the drive lasted more than 3 months, and the ratio to cowboys to cattle were 1 to 300. they brought a kook and a horse wrangler. the cowboys slept out side and bathed in rivers.
the demand for beef sky rocketed partly due to the rapidly growing cities after the civil war.
35,000 cattle were shipped in the cow town.between 1883-1887 harsh winters and hot dry summers killed off whole herds.
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