Impacts of Westward Expansion on American Indians

The urge of Westward Expansion for the American colonists led to be devastating for the American Indians. They lost their homes and were forced into a long journey (The Trail of Tears) towards Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River. Many died during both the relocation and negotiation of the Native American removal.

Explanation:

one central belief of buddhism is often referred to as reincarnation -- the concept that people are reborn after dying. buddhism is a philosophy of life expounded by gautama buddha ("buddha" means "enlightened one"), who lived and taught in northern india in the 6th century b.c.

the government paid religious orders to provide basic education to native american children on reservations. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the bureau of indian affairs (bia) founded additional boarding schools based on the assimilation model of the off-reservation carlisle indian industrial school.