Buffalo: hunting and extermination (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Buffalo population on Great Plains in 1840
Buffalo population on Great Plains in 1840
13 million
Buffalo population by 1895
Buffalo population by 1895
Around 200
What buffalo provided to Plains Indians
What buffalo provided to Plains Indians
Food, clothing, shelter, tools & fuel - everything needed
% decline in buffalo population 1840-1895
% decline in buffalo population 1840-1895
99%
Year cheap buffalo leather process discovered
Year cheap buffalo leather process discovered
1871
How many buffalo did Buffalo Bill kill 1867-68?
How many buffalo did Buffalo Bill kill 1867-68?
Approximately 4,280
How railroads affected buffalo herds
How railroads affected buffalo herds
Divided herds & disrupted migration patterns
What was sport hunting like?
What was sport hunting like?
Killed for entertainment/trophies, left carcasses to rot
Govt policy on tribal hunting (late 1860s)
Govt policy on tribal hunting (late 1860s)
Banned tribal hunting expeditions off reservations
Government's attitude to buffalo extermination
Government's attitude to buffalo extermination
Actively encouraged it to control Plains Indians
Source of diseases affecting buffalo
Source of diseases affecting buffalo
Settlers' cattle and horses
Impact of buffalo loss on Indigenous peoples
Impact of buffalo loss on Indigenous peoples
Complete destruction of traditional way of life
Why buffalo extermination strategic?
Why buffalo extermination strategic?
Deliberate cultural genocide strategy
Timeframe of buffalo population collapse
Timeframe of buffalo population collapse
55 years (1840-1895)
Role of railroad companies in sport hunting
Role of railroad companies in sport hunting
Organised special excursion trains for tourists