Read the quotation from historian Francis Parkman’s 1849 report of life among the Sioux, beginning with “The buffalo supplies the Indians…,” and answer the following question:
Based on the quotation, which BEST explains why there were tensions between the Plains Indians and the buffalo hunters?
A Clash of Cultures: Views of the Buffalo
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Responses
The Plains Indians wanted the buffalo hunters to buy their goods.
The Plains Indians wanted the buffalo hunters to buy their goods.
The Plains Indians wanted to use the buffalo as a means of exchange for goods
The Plains Indians wanted to use the buffalo as a means of exchange for goods
The buffalo hunters also needed the buffalo to provide the necessities of life.
The buffalo hunters also needed the buffalo to provide the necessities of life.
The buffalo hunters threatened the Plains Indians with extinction.
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Based on the quotation from historian Francis Parkman's 1849 report, the BEST explanation for the tensions between the Plains Indians and the buffalo hunters is:
The buffalo hunters threatened the Plains Indians with extinction.
This response encompasses the idea that the buffalo were vital to the Plains Indians' way of life and that the actions of the buffalo hunters could lead to a significant decline in buffalo populations, thereby threatening the survival of the Plains Indians.
