Western Expansion- Closing the Frontier:Question 6 How did the economic changes described in the chart contribute to the
closing of the frontier in the late 1800s?
Select one
O
Increasing shipping costs weakened the western economy and spurred out
migration
Transportation connectors among communities across the West led to a roughly
even regional population distribution.
O
The spread of new ideas to formerly isolated parts of the country eased relations
with American Indians.
Fast and affordable travel across the continent encouraged western settlement.

either b) they were often feared and despised by other native cultures. or

c) their obsession allowed them to coexist with many other native cultures because of their peaceful nature.

native americans suffered high rates of poverty and unemployment.

during the late 1960s and early 1970sthe need for political militancy grew among the native americans. throughout the 1960s, they had been the nation's poorest minority group, the most deprived group, according to practically every socioeconomic measure. in 1970, the indian unemployment rate was 10 times the national average, and 40 percent of the native american people were below the poverty line.