How did Manifest Destiny contribute to the decline of Native American populations?

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Conflicts and violence between Native American tribes
Conflicts and violence between Native American tribes

Increased access to healthcare and improved living conditions
Increased access to healthcare and improved living conditions

Intermarriage and cultural assimilation
Intermarriage and cultural assimilation

Spread of diseases and loss of hunting grounds

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Spread of diseases and loss of hunting grounds

Manifest Destiny, the 19th-century doctrine that justified American expansion across the continent, led to the displacement of Native American populations, loss of their ancestral lands, and exposure to new diseases brought by settlers, which significantly contributed to their decline.