The population of Native Americans in the continental United States decreased dramatically by 1890 because ______.
A) warfare and battles led to casualties
B) of interracial marriage
C) of coercive assimilation
D) Native Americans died from a variety of infectious diseases
E) Native Americans migrated westward

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Native Americans died from a variety of infectious diseases brought by European settlers, such as smallpox, measles, and influenza. These diseases were often fatal to Native Americans, who had no immunity to them.

The Population of Native Americans in the Continental United States