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1. How did the idea of Manifest Destiny contribute to the domination of native peoples on the Western frontier?

2. Although the Dawes Act was designed to help Native Americans, why did it actually do the opposite?

3. Why was the status of the buffalo so closely tied to the status and well-being of Native tribes?

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Step-by-step explanation:

1: The idea of the manifest destiny contributed to the domination of native peoples on the Western Frontier as it gave white/American settlers an idea of superiority and the idea that God himself wanted them to settle those lands

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