Multiple Choice. How were the Plains Indians impacted by the ever promising belief of American Manifest Destiny?(1 point) Responses By selling off their own lands to the American government for the production of the Transcontinental Railroad, Plains Indians willingly moved from their Mid-West location farther west. By selling off their own lands to the American government for the production of the Transcontinental Railroad, Plains Indians willingly moved from their Mid-West location farther west. As Manifest Destiny continued to push citizens west, Plains Indians too received massive plots of farm land and began their own push to assimilate themselves into the growing country. As Manifest Destiny continued to push citizens west, Plains Indians too received massive plots of farm land and began their own push to assimilate themselves into the growing country. Although Plains Indians were told they could live on their Western lands forever, the United States continued to force them to sign new treaties giving up their lands. Although Plains Indians were told they could live on their Western lands forever, the United States continued to force them to sign new treaties giving up their lands. Treaties were signed by numerous Plains' tribes ensuring they would be able to live on their land forever. Railroads and farms began popping up around their lands, but Native Americans were not impacted.
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Although Plains Indians were told they could live on their Western lands forever, the United States continued to force them to sign new treaties giving up their lands.
This accurately reflects the impact of Manifest Destiny on Plains Indians, as many treaties were often violated or altered in favor of American expansion.
