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Impact of Settlement on Western Environment by vscriven1803 is a document available to read on EtoBox.

Settlement of the West significantly impacted both the physical environment and native populations. Farmers plowed and irrigated the Great Plains to grow crops, transforming the landscape. Railroads laid tracks across the plains, connecting communities but also disrupting wildlife. To protect the railroads, bison herds that roamed the plains were decimated by hired hunters, eliminating the primary food source of many Native American tribes. As more settlers arrived, conflicts increased as native lands were

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