How did the extinction of the buffalo affect the American Indians? It made the American Indians' survival difficult because the buffalo was a major source of food and warmth. It led to the American Indians' voluntary removal to reservations because they needed to find food and shelter. It forced the American Indians to become cattle ranchers in order to survive a decrease in income. It contributed to the American Indians' economic decline because they could no longer sell buffalo meat.

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Martha Shepard

24 April, 20:34

How did the extinction of the buffalo affect the American Indians? It made the American Indians' survival difficult because the buffalo was a major source of food and warmth. It led to the American Indians' voluntary removal to reservations because they needed to find food and shelter. It forced the American Indians to become cattle ranchers in order to survive a decrease in income. It contributed to the American Indians' economic decline because they could no longer sell buffalo meat.

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Devan Marshall · Answer 1

Answer: "Effect of buffalo extinction to American Indians - their survival was difficult because the buffalo was a major source of food and warmth."

For thousands of years, North American buffalos roamed free and bountiful, and the Indians were able to remain sovereign because buffalos were their lifeline.

Buffalo was a major source of food and warmth thus it was difficult for the American Indians to survive when it became extinct. Hunting led to its extinction.