Slide 1 Slide 2 The Plains Indians had millions of buffalo to supply their needs. After the Civil War, American hunters hired by the railroads began killing the animals to…

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BELLWORK Explain how the Americas were effected by religion. How did the religions of the British colonies differ from the Spanish colonies? What did the Treaty of Tordesillas…

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