9. These Men Were Proud of all the Buffalo Killed by Settlers
Manifest Destiny, America’s heroic claiming of the land all the way to the Pacific Ocean, led to more than a near-total genocide of the Native American population. The buffalo population in America was once well into the millions and the white settlers who pushed westward made short work of them by killing them and leaving them to rot in the wild. By 1900, there were only 325 buffaloes left in the wild. As you can see in this picture, there was an absolutely devastating number of buffalo killed. The two men in this picture are posing by the mountain of buffalo skulls. They are proud of the atrocity wrought on these creatures by all appearances.
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