Prior to the Spanish invasion in 1565, the native Indians lived a peaceful nomadic lifestyle traveling throughout the U.S. even towards South America.
The settlers arrived and found frontier a very difficult place to live.
The native Indians and Settlers met in the 16th centenary.
The Settlers move the native Americans to reservation areas.
The Settlers made towns and roads which cleared the land of native plantings, they also hunted and killed the bison to near extinction.
The native Indians had a rough time trying to start fresh in the reservation.Their population drops by over 60% due to disease brought in by the settlers.