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Why did the U.S. government support the slaughter of buffalo?

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Answer A buffalo is a lumbering, hirsute cow, and the men were outfitted with some of the quickest ... in the business of controlling the Native Americans in the area, and that meant killing buffalo.

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Answer:

they didn't see anything wrong with it

Step-by-step explanation:

buffalos lived on the plains they were trying to populate. so settlers killed them for food so the government really didn't care. they did nothing to help make sure the population stayed in check too, hence why they are endangered today

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