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How did settlement in the West affect American Indians?

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It led to some economic opportunity.
It created more game for hunting.
It brought diseases that killed thousands of American Indians.
It led to the loss of land.
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The loss of the bison and growth of white settlement drastically affected the lives of the Native Americans living in the West. In the conflicts that resulted, the American Indians, despite occasional victories, seemed doomed to defeat by the greater numbers of settlers and the military force of the U.S. government.

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