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What was the negative impacts and effects of the railroads

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Brought many settlers to take over Native American land. Large number of buffalo were killed for sport. However, the Transcontinental Railroad had a negative impact on the Plains Indians. They were forced to move away from the railroad despite it running through Indian Territory. The workers often killed buffalo for meat, and the track itself disrupted the Plains Indians buffalo hunting.

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