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Buffalo Bill was primarily a showman. He created and operated the Buffalo Bill's Wild West, a circus like show he later renamed Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World. The show presumed to reenact events from the early west. Some say he was the most well known American in about 1900, but I doubt that, I think Mark Twain was the most widely known American. If he contributed to the westward movement it was by causing people to become interested in the west from seeing his show.

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Who were the buffalo hunters in the old west?

Buffalo hunters in the Old West were individuals, often of European descent, who hunted American bison primarily for their hides, meat, and bones during the mid to late 19th century. Their activities were driven by the demand for buffalo products, especially for the booming leather industry and to supply meat to railroad workers. The mass hunting significantly contributed to the near extinction of the buffalo population and had devastating effects on Native American tribes who relied on the bison for their livelihood. Buffalo hunters were often seen as both opportunistic entrepreneurs and agents of destruction in the context of westward expansion.


What white technology limited the movement of buffalo and interferes with the Plains Indian traditional way of life?

In two words, barbed-wire fences.


What did the Lakota Indians call the buffalo?

The Lakota had many specific terms for buffalo. These include:pte (a buffalo cow)ptehchaka (any buffalo)tatanka (a buffalo bull, but also a male moose, bear)ptehinchala (a buffalo calf)heyuktan (a buffalo with bent horns)ptesan (a white buffalo)ptezinchala (a buffalo calf)heshlushluta (a smooth horned buffalo)tabloka (a buffalo bull, bull moose, male grizzly)tasha (red buffalo)p'ta (a male buffalo)ptesan (yellowish-white buffalo cow)ptasapa (black male buffalo)


What is a buffalo gal?

It is from the 1844 song "Buffalo Gals" and refers to the New York town and not to the bison. The "Buffalo Gals" were the prostitutes of Buffalo.


Were buffalo soldiers sent west to kill buffalo?

No Buffalo Soldiers were Black Calvary soldiers who were sent west to fight the Indians. They received the name "Buffalo Soldiers" because their nappy hair resembled that of a buffalo's.

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How much is a 2005-D buffalo westward journey nickel worth?

It's worth exactly 5 cents.


Why did Plains Indians objected to westward settlement before the Civil War?

Plains Indians objected to westward settlement before the civil war because it divided traditional buffalo hunting grounds.


Indian life and history in 1750-1800?

it wasent great, there was a shortage of buffalo, and the settlers that were moving westward were taking over there terratory


What is a 2005 buffalo nickel worth?

Buffalo nickels were minted between 1913 and 1938. The coin you are asking about is a Jefferson nickel with a bison reverse, part of the Westward Journey commemoratives. They are not rare and are worth face value.


What was one cause of the red river was?

One cause of the Red River War was westward-bound settlers coming into contact with nomadic tribes who claimed the buffalo plains as their homeland. They did not like the white buffalo hunters hunting on Indian lands.


What was one of the causes of the red war?

One cause of the Red River War was westward-bound settlers coming into contact with nomadic tribes who claimed the buffalo plains as their homeland. They did not like the white buffalo hunters hunting on Indian lands.


What was one of the red river war?

One cause of the Red River War was westward-bound settlers coming into contact with nomadic tribes who claimed the buffalo plains as their homeland. They did not like the white buffalo hunters hunting on Indian lands.


What was the one cause of the red war?

One cause of the Red River War was westward-bound settlers coming into contact with nomadic tribes who claimed the buffalo plains as their homeland. They did not like the white buffalo hunters hunting on Indian lands.


What was one cause of the Red River War?

One cause of the Red River War was westward-bound settlers coming into contact with nomadic tribes who claimed the buffalo plains as their homeland. They did not like the white buffalo hunters hunting on Indian lands.


What was one cause of Red River War?

One cause of the Red River War was westward-bound settlers coming into contact with nomadic tribes who claimed the buffalo plains as their homeland. They did not like the white buffalo hunters hunting on Indian lands.


What is the value of a 2005 buffalo nickel in which the face is not centered?

Five cents. It's not a mis-strike, it was designed that way. See the Web Link "Westward Journey Nickels" to the right for further information.


Was westward expansion good or bad?

it was bad because the west keep getting crowded because everybody thought they would find gold and the people didnt get treated right the chinese got excluded from the u.s for ninety nine days and the women were forced to be prostituits for no pay and the africans were not treated equelly - i knew this and i am 13 how smart am i ~katelyn