What Did Englishman William Blackmore Imply When He Stated That

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Multiple Choice

What did Englishman William Blackmore imply when he stated that "all authorities…are unanimous in predicting that the Red Men are a doomed race," in his introduction to The Plains of the Great West and Their Inhabitants?

• A) The lack of immunity to many diseases ensured the extinction of American Indians.
• B) The extermination of the buffalo would lead to the starvation of many Native Americans.
• C) Whites were willing to assimilate American Indians into their society.
• D) White progress through Manifest Destiny would eliminate American Indians.

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