If you look at a map from that time, you'll see that the state of Oklahoma used to be Indian territory. And Oklahoma is right above Texas. That means there could be stray bullets hitting innocent tribe members.
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Explanation: Vegetation is important because it helps regulate the flow of numerous biogeochemical cycles.
The homestead act affected Native Americans by the Government taking their land and gave it to Homesteaders. Part of the homestead agreement was to take the land and to not leave any for the previous owners.
Manifest Destiny, a phrase coined in 1845, expressed the philosophy that drove 19th-century U.S. territorial expansion. Manifest Destiny held that the United States was destined—by God, its advocates believed—to expand its dominion and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent.
And here is a good link describing/ sumamrizing it: https://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/manifest-destiny
